House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Rodney Alexander R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 16, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 1, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1130.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ALEXANDER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1907):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 which says ``The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common defence and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 16 which says ``To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 510 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1130, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1130
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 1130, 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
10 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 10 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Steve Israel (D-NY), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ron Kind (D-WI), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Tom Petri (R-WI), Todd Platts (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rodney Alexander.
- H.Con.Res. 35 (112th) Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1473.
- H.J.Res. 104 (112th) Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United…
- H.R. 3162 (112th) To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing certain rules relating to employment of aliens described in section…
- H.R. 764 (112th) Fair Treatment of Existing Levees Act of 2011
- H.R. 1078 (112th) To make technical corrections to section 3013(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007.
- H.R. 465 (112th) Veterans Self-Employment 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.