House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011
H.R. 1173Introduced Mar 17, 2011Policy area: Health
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2011
- Committee actionNov 29, 2011
- Passed HouseFeb 1, 2012 · 267–159
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 28, 2012 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 331.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1173.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011” on December 22, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 30, 2011”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2011 ↗Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42792
- CBO publication date
- December 22, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1173, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1173
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011” on January 20, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on January 18, 2012”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 20, 2012 ↗Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42935
- CBO publication date
- January 20, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1173, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1173
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
272e90298f403ed9194ea7b13ec87d17a9d6390bf005f23270cac65c3bbd2769
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 112-342,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 112-342,Part 2 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported January 23, 2012 ↗Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/342
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/342 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1173, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1173
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. BOUSTANY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1986):
Article I, Section 7.
Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1173, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1173
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
272e90298f403ed9194ea7b13ec87d17a9d6390bf005f23270cac65c3bbd2769
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.8, which became Public Law 112-240 on 1/2/2013.
Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗Evidence
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- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1173, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1173
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
272e90298f403ed9194ea7b13ec87d17a9d6390bf005f23270cac65c3bbd2769
Vote results
6 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 1173. The vote that moved the bill is first.
1HOUSE · FEB 1, 2012
Passed the House
267–159PASSED
R 239–0 D 28–159
On Passage · roll 18 · 6 not voting
Procedural votes (5) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (5 House). Tap to show.
Mostly votes on amendments (4 of 5). They came during the House’s run of votes on Feb 1. Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
Amendment 1 to H.R. 1173On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 1, 2012 · roll 13
R 1–236 D 160–27
161–263Failed
Amendment 2 to H.R. 1173On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 1, 2012 · roll 14
R 0–235 D 157–29
157–264Failed
Amendment 3 to H.R. 1173On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 1, 2012 · roll 15
R 0–237 D 164–23
164–260Failed
Amendment 4 to H.R. 1173On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 1, 2012 · roll 16
R 0–239 D 160–25
160–264Failed
Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommit with instructions
House · Feb 1, 2012 · roll 17
R 0–236 D 175–11
175–247Failed
Cosponsors
112 cosponsors — 110 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 112 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Mike Coffman (R-CO), K. Conaway (R-TX), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and 82 more.
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