Senate bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Drought Information Act of 2013

S. 376Introduced Feb 25, 2013Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Sponsor: Sen. Mark Pryor D-AR

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 25, 2013
Committee actionJul 30, 2013
Passed SenateFeb 3, 2014 · by unanimous consent
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 4, 2014 — Held at the desk.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 376.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 376, Drought Information Act of 2013” on September 5, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 30, 2013”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 5, 2013 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44548
CBO publication date
September 5, 2013
Congress.gov bill record
S. 376, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/376
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 23, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 113-114 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on October 28, 2013.
Source: Congress.gov, reported October 28, 2013 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/SRPT/114
Congress.gov bill record
S. 376, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/376
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 23, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.2431, which became Public Law 113-86 on 3/6/2014.
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 376, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/376
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 23, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 376, last updated September 8, 2026. 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

4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Thune (R-SD), Mark Udall (D-CO), Tom Udall (D-NM).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mark Pryor.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arkansas in Congress

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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.