House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
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- IntroducedJan 28, 2021
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Latest action: Jan 28, 2021 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 513.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUDD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 17, January 28, 2021, Page H250):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 28, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 513, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/513
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 513, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 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
20 cosponsors — 20 Republicans
0 of 20 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jim Banks (R-IN), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Tom Rice (R-SC), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), David Rouzer (R-NC), Chip Roy (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ted Budd.
- H.R. 1284 (117th) FOCA Act
- H.R. 515 (117th) Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2021
- H.R. 6536 (117th) Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of 2022
- H.Res. 883 (117th) Recognizing National Sanctity of Human Life Day.
- H.R. 514 (117th) Preserve American History Act
- H.R. 295 (117th) Pandemic Healthcare Access Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.