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 21, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1050.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1770):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States).Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 556 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1050, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1050
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b8d58c5eb3902a396bffa0aba9be55a7244dda603f64debb8721577e4778faac
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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1050, last updated March 23, 2026. 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
12 cosponsors — 12 Republicans
0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Diane Black (R-TN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ron Paul (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sam Johnson.
- H.R. 1509 (112th) Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2012
- H.R. 1956 (112th) Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act
- H.R. 2528 (112th) Taxpayer Freedom to File Protection Act of 2011
- H.R. 1186 (112th) To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals.
- H.R. 1957 (112th) Small Business Tax Equalization and Compliance Act of 2011
- H.R. 4137 (112th) Employee Educational Assistance 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.