House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 10, 2011
- Committee actionMar 17, 2011
- Passed HouseDec 6, 2011 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateApr 19, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 23, 2012 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1021.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1021, Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeship Extension Act of 2011” on May 5, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 17, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 5, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41457
- CBO publication date
- May 5, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1021, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1021
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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. 112-152 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 19, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 19, 2011 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/152
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1021, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1021
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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 Mr. SMITH of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1726):The power of Congress to create inferior federal courts pursuant to Article III, Section 1. The power of Congress to enact uniform bankruptcy laws pursuant to Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 180 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1021, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1021
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ee38727a6ca6c2bf527dd28e421746798c5d4f84a14497c2759c9bc875592bed
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.4967, which became Public Law 112-121 on 5/25/2012.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
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- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1021, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1021
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ee38727a6ca6c2bf527dd28e421746798c5d4f84a14497c2759c9bc875592bed
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Howard Coble (R-NC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
- H.R. 6063 (112th) Child Protection Act of 2012
- H.R. 6029 (112th) Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012
- H.R. 1249 (112th) Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
- H.R. 5949 (112th) FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
- H.R. 394 (112th) Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011
- H.R. 6215 (112th) To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution.
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.