House joint resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 28, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 104.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ALEXANDER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H944):Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, which says ``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . .'' ____________________Source: Congress.gov, record updated November 15, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 275 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 104, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/104
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 15, 2019
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 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.
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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
33 cosponsors — 31 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 33 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Charles Bass (R-NH), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Andy Harris (R-MD), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Jeffrey Landry (R-LA), James Lankford (R-OK), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Mike Pence (R-IN), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Tim Scott (R-SC) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rodney Alexander.
- H.Con.Res. 35 (112th) Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1473.
- H.R. 3162 (112th) To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing certain rules relating to employment of aliens described in section…
- H.R. 764 (112th) Fair Treatment of Existing Levees Act of 2011
- H.R. 1130 (112th) Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2011
- H.R. 1078 (112th) To make technical corrections to section 3013(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007.
- H.R. 465 (112th) Veterans Self-Employment Act of 2011
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.