House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-84
To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes.
Became law on Jan 3, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. John Conyers D-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 14, 2011
- Committee actionJul 20, 2011
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2011 · 384–0
- Passed SenateNov 17, 2011 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 20, 2011
- To the PresidentDec 23, 2011
- Became lawJan 3, 2012
Latest action: Jan 3, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-84.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1059.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1059, A bill to protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes” on July 27, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 20, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 27, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41613
- CBO publication date
- July 27, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1059, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1059
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1059, An act to protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judical Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports” on October 31, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 19, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 31, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42697
- CBO publication date
- October 31, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1059, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1059
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c27d4fb816c5576532fa993389614ee7d27f141e7c866b43156e781bf74cff9b
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-189 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 15, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/189
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1059, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1059
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c27d4fb816c5576532fa993389614ee7d27f141e7c866b43156e781bf74cff9b
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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. CONYERS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1796):Article I, Section 8, Clause 9 and Clause 18; and Article Ill, Section I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 93 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1059, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1059
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c27d4fb816c5576532fa993389614ee7d27f141e7c866b43156e781bf74cff9b
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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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.