House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 5, 2013
- Committee actionMay 15, 2013
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 22, 2013 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 123.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 957.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-169 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 22, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 22, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/169
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 957, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/957
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
75e404aff4885e043b26e07ffcced197f8d54af847c163fca2ed61d4e0266827
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. LUMMIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H982):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 325 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 957, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/957
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
75e404aff4885e043b26e07ffcced197f8d54af847c163fca2ed61d4e0266827
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 (as of April 7, 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
7 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 7 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Paul Cook (R-CA), James Himes (D-CT), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Howard McKeon (R-CA), David Valadao (R-CA), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cynthia Lummis.
- H.R. 2919 (113th) Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act
- H.R. 967 (113th) Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013
- H.R. 1684 (113th) Ranch A Consolidation and Management Improvement Act
- H.R. 4316 (113th) Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act
- H.R. 3492 (113th) River Paddling Protection Act
- H.R. 3855 (113th) Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2014
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.