House joint resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Disapproving the rule of the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture with respect to the establishment of a Christmas tree promotion, research, and information program.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 10, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 29, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 85.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCALISE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7406):Article I, Section 5, clause 2 ____________________Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 85, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/85
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
51465dac6bf02d6ea474c79079efae14907bc458fb5fd47543b76b2bcacef4fd
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
40 cosponsors — 40 Republicans
0 of 40 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mo Brooks (R-AL), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Andy Harris (R-MD), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Jeffrey Landry (R-LA), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Mike Pence (R-IN) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.