House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Posey R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 15, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 792.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEUGEBAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H5347-H5349):Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner…Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,718 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 792, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/792
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1f652929b792a42fcabb55c76dd37c8f0df64c77b927cb0ed7826e5b90c85005
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 792, last updated December 5, 2025. 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
167 cosponsors — 139 Republicans, 28 Democrats
28 of 167 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), John Carter (R-TX), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Doug Collins (R-GA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Jim Costa (D-CA), Tom Cotton (R-AR) and 137 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Posey.
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- H.R. 1726 (113th) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.
- H.R. 4662 (113th) Bureau Advisory Opinion Act
- H.R. 5063 (113th) ASTEROIDS Act
- H.R. 3170 (113th) Health Care Regulator Accountability Act
- H.R. 1756 (113th) Deployed Troops Support Act of 2013
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.