House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 11, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 18, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1046.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COHEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1769):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution (Clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoing powers.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 488 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1046, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1046
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a1503eee403bafc0b8af56ec96cb9a90506eaa7fe19aee87dd5c0ab05b76db0
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 noteFor further action, see H.R.1540, which became Public Law 112-81 on 12/31/2011.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1046, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1046
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a1503eee403bafc0b8af56ec96cb9a90506eaa7fe19aee87dd5c0ab05b76db0
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1046, last updated August 14, 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
26 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 17 Democrats
9 of 26 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.
Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Burton (R-IN), John Duncan (R-TN), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Walter Jones (R-NC), Larry Kissell (D-NC), John Lewis (D-GA), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Michael Michaud (D-ME), George Miller (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Laura Richardson (D-CA), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Mike Rogers (R-MI), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Betty Sutton (D-OH), Edward Whitfield (R-KY), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Frank Wolf (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Cohen.
- H.R. 2192 (112th) National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2011
- H.R. 3866 (112th) To award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the Civil Rights movement.
- H.R. 583 (112th) Jane's Law
- H.R. 2028 (112th) Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2011
- H.R. 321 (112th) Equal Employment for All Act
- H.R. 2210 (112th) Sportsmanship in Hunting 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.