House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 16, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 21, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5513.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 96, June 16, 2016, Page H3968):Article I of the US Constitution, including the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 16, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 112 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5513, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5513
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
30697ffa3d97c50c1f49dbb6dbdd41d2114c22644eae28c5f2ddeef08fe1969a
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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5513, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 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
26 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 26 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Robert Dold (R-IL), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), John Katko (R-NY), Steve King (R-IA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Pete Olson (R-TX), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Austin Scott (R-GA), Jason Smith (R-MO), Roger Williams (R-TX), Ted Yoho (R-FL), David Young (R-IA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Garret Graves.
- H.R. 5577 (114th) Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act
- H.Con.Res. 95 (114th) Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
- H.R. 3094 (114th) Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act
- H.R. 2876 (114th) STORIS Act
- H.R. 2852 (114th) FLORICH Act
- H.R. 4048 (114th) Syrian Refugee Verification and Safety 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.