House joint resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants.
Sponsor: Rep. John Carter R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 6, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 1, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 9.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H103):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 9, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/9
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
55e6b30858daf810c51111b66b34adaef4e0d5beafefbf066895f509b478be67
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.J.Res. 9, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 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
36 cosponsors — 35 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 36 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Joe Barton (R-TX), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Charles Dent (R-PA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Kay Granger (R-TX), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Steve King (R-IA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Tom Latham (R-IA), Jerry Lewis (R-CA), Billy Long (R-MO), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Mike Pompeo (R-KS) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Carter.
- H.R. 298 (112th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 East Whitestone Boulevard in Cedar Park, Texas, as the "Army…
- H.R. 687 (112th) Military Spouses Employment Act
- H.R. 2982 (112th) Human Trafficking Reporting Act
- H.R. 1154 (112th) VETS Dogs Act
- H.J.Res. 42 (112th) Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air…
- H.R. 6174 (112th) Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2012
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.