House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 6, 2013
- Committee actionMar 20, 2013
- Passed HouseOct 30, 2013 · 292–122
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 31, 2013 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 992.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 113-229,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 113-229,Part 2 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 25, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/229
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/229 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 992, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/992
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9c30480e8c436c573a935f709432e6884d1ece1177773e92e5b681e3f4790fe2
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HULTGREN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1321):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, as this legislation regulates commerce with foreign nations, between the states, and with Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 170 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 992, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/992
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9c30480e8c436c573a935f709432e6884d1ece1177773e92e5b681e3f4790fe2
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 992, 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
8 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 8 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), K. Conaway (R-TX), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), James Himes (D-CT), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), David Scott (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
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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.