Senate bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 7, 2013
- Committee actionApr 3, 2014
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 5, 2014 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 416.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 491.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 491, Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013” on April 10, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on April 3, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 10, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45244
- CBO publication date
- April 10, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 491, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/491
- 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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PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 113-186 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Environment and Public Works Committee on June 5, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 5, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/SRPT/186
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 491, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/491
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e74bfeb4ee95047a9edbfd70c34c005052be97637c9d5bfe820f94c6d7e7cf6a
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 491, 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
10 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 8 Democrats
2 of 10 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Carl Levin (D-MI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tom Udall (D-NM), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg.
- S.Res. 126 (113th) A resolution recognizing the teachers of the United States for their contributions to the development and progress of our country.
- S.Res. 111 (113th) A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month.
- S.Res. 21 (113th) A resolution designating February 14, 2013, as "National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care".
- S. 813 (113th) Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013
- S. 696 (113th) Safe Chemicals Act of 2013
- S. 1009 (113th) Chemical Safety Improvement Act
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.