House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 1, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1150.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOSAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H1985-H1986):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. ``The Congress shall have Power * * * To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Further, pursuant to the Supreme Court ruling in United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association, 322 U.S. 533, 552-53 (U.S. 1944), insurance is constitutionally subject to Congressional regulation. As set forth by the Court: Our basic responsibility in interpreting the Commerce Clause is to make certain that the power to govern intercourse among the states remains where the Constitution placed it. That power, as held by this Court from the beginning, is vested in the Congress, available to be exercised for the…Source: Congress.gov, record updated June 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,726 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1150, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1150
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 8, 2026
- 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 June 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1150, last updated June 8, 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
14 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 14 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Corrine Brown (D-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Walter Jones (R-NC), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Peter Visclosky (D-IN), C. W. Young (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Gosar.
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- H.R. 1904 (112th) Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011
- H.R. 1038 (112th) To authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private…
- H.Res. 490 (112th) Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States.
- H.R. 5744 (112th) Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012
- H.Res. 630 (112th) Expressing support for Israel and its right to self-defense against the illegal nuclear program by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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.