House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-128
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Became law on Jul 22, 2014.
Sponsor: Rep. Virginia Foxx R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2013
- Committee actionMar 6, 2013
- Passed HouseMar 15, 2013 · 215–202
- Passed SenateJun 25, 2014 · 95–3
- Resolving differencesJul 9, 2014
- To the PresidentJul 15, 2014
- Became lawJul 22, 2014
Latest action: Jul 22, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-128.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 803.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 803, Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act” on March 12, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on March 6, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 12, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43981
- CBO publication date
- March 12, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 803, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/803
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 20, 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. 113-14 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on March 12, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 12, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/14
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 803, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/803
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. FOXX, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H627):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, record updated January 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 803, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/803
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
23 cosponsors — 23 Republicans
0 of 23 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Bill Flores (R-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Mike Kelly (R-PA), John Kline (R-MN), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Ted Poe (R-TX), Trey Radel (R-FL), Martha Roby (R-AL), David Roe (R-TN), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Matt Salmon (R-AZ), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Greg Walden (R-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx.
- H.R. 5134 (113th) To extend the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and the Advisory Committee on Student Financial…
- H.R. 4983 (113th) Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act
- H.R. 899 (113th) Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2014
- H.Res. 113 (113th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 803) to reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of the Nation to put Americans…
- H.Res. 146 (113th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1120) to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a…
- H.Res. 198 (113th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1406) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for…
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.