House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City", and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike McIntyre D-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 8, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 864.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McINTYRE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H702):``This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 129 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 864, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/864
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
46cc191a40933ca2813053c10f963d829d3519cc9c48180cffac552c0cabddc1
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.
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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
53 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 39 Democrats
14 of 53 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), James Clyburn (D-SC), Howard Coble (R-NC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Susan Davis (D-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John Duncan (R-TN), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Gene Green (D-TX), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), George Holding (R-NC), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Eddie Johnson (D-TX) and 23 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike McIntyre.
- H.R. 3572 (113th) To revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units.
- H.R. 155 (113th) Notch Fairness Act of 2013
- H.R. 154 (113th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Department of Veterans Affairs Medal for Distinguished Public Service to honor…
- H.R. 153 (113th) Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2013
- H.R. 156 (113th) To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement.
- H.R. 157 (113th) To authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet (Topsail Beach), North Carolina.
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.