House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 15, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 6, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1092.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JONES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1843):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution (Clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), 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; and to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 407 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1092, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1092
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2d1487330072a1e471b5fc8973368638415c368a63f8432cab21606cc257bc12
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 August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1092, 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
31 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 23 Democrats
23 of 31 cosponsors (74%) are from the other party.
Jason Altmire (D-PA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Boren (D-OK), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Bob Filner (D-CA), Gene Green (D-TX), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Michael Honda (D-CA), William Keating (D-MA), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), James McGovern (D-MA), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), John Mica (R-FL), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Ron Paul (R-TX), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Todd Platts (R-PA), Bill Posey (R-FL), Nick Rahall (D-WV), E. Rigell (R-VA), Mike Ross (D-AR), Aaron Schock (R-IL), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Betty Sutton (D-OH) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.Con.Res. 107 (112th) Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act…
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.