House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 10, 2011
- Committee actionJul 14, 2011
- Passed HouseNov 1, 2011 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 2, 2011 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1002.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1002, Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011” on July 28, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 14, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41612
- CBO publication date
- July 28, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1002, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1002
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-188 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 29, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 29, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/188
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1002, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1002
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1725):Section 5 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution and Congress' plenary power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution (commonly known as the ``commerce clause''), in order to ensure that States and political subdivisions thereof do not discriminate against providers and consumers of mobile services by imposing new selective and excessive taxes and other burdens on such providers and consumers.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 415 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1002, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1002
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- 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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1002, last updated December 6, 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
236 cosponsors — 158 Republicans, 78 Democrats
158 of 236 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Sandy Adams (R-FL), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Steve Austria (R-OH), Joe Baca (D-CA), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), John Barrow (D-GA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Karen Bass (D-CA), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Paul Broun (R-GA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA) and 206 more.
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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.