House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 16, 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. 1142.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WEST, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1907):``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
- 492 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1142, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1142
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d1e12f0f194e50d0c2c7d0b687786e9432e88ad1f9f3356ac288fdee088f483b
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. 1142, 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
14 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 14 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Peter King (R-NY), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Robert Wittman (R-VA), Frank Wolf (R-VA), Todd Young (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Allen West.
- H.R. 6365 (112th) National Security and Job Protection Act
- H.R. 1246 (112th) To reduce the amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for printing and reproduction.
- H.R. 2881 (112th) Foreign Service Line of Duty Death Gratuity Act of 2011
- H.R. 1663 (112th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily provide the work opportunity tax credit for small businesses hiring unemployed…
- H.Res. 205 (112th) Congratulating the Town of Palm Beach and its citizens on its 100 year anniversary.
- H.Res. 565 (112th) Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Palm City Community in Martin County, Florida.
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.