House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 2011
- Committee actionJul 28, 2011
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2011 · 317–98
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 8, 2011 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1254.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1254, Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011” on October 31, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 28, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 31, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42652
- CBO publication date
- October 31, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1254, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1254
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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. 1254, Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011” on November 30, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 3, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 30, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42740
- CBO publication date
- November 30, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1254, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1254
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1b0f617f19f4d803ce43fa428314204e8ee158d1be87322ca0427ab574a5be05
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 112-295,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 112-295,Part 1 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 22, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/295
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/295 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1254, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1254
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1b0f617f19f4d803ce43fa428314204e8ee158d1be87322ca0427ab574a5be05
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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. DENT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2107):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1254, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1254
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1b0f617f19f4d803ce43fa428314204e8ee158d1be87322ca0427ab574a5be05
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
23 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 23 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Lou Barletta (R-PA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Robert Dold (R-IL), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tim Holden (D-PA), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Tom Latham (R-IA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Tom Marino (R-PA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Todd Platts (R-PA), Tom Reed (R-NY), Steve Stivers (R-OH).
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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.