House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2013
- Committee actionMar 14, 2013
- Passed HouseApr 16, 2013 · 402–16
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 17, 2013 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 756.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013” on April 3, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on March 14, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 3, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44050
- CBO publication date
- April 3, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 756, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/756
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-33 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on April 11, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 11, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/33
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 756, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/756
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c8b67606c612e0cf3fd9a43996ffdf5a9595ea74c74ca535d32c81ad09536097
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McCAUL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H597):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 1; and Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 157 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 756, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/756
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c8b67606c612e0cf3fd9a43996ffdf5a9595ea74c74ca535d32c81ad09536097
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S.1353, which became Public Law 113-274 on 12/18/2014.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 756, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/756
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c8b67606c612e0cf3fd9a43996ffdf5a9595ea74c74ca535d32c81ad09536097
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 756, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
13 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 13 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Ralph Hall (R-TX), James Langevin (D-RI), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Ben Luján (D-NM), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Candice Miller (R-MI), Mike Rogers (R-MI), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chris Stewart (R-UT), William Thornberry (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul.
- H.R. 3696 (113th) National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014
- H.Con.Res. 120 (113th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the World…
- H.R. 1417 (113th) Border Security Results Act of 2013
- H.R. 5685 (113th) Rewards for Justice Congressional Notification Act of 2014
- H.R. 755 (113th) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
- H.R. 2997 (113th) One In, Two Out Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.