House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 2011
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseApr 1, 2011 · 221–202
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 8, 2011 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 29.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1255.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WOMACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2107):Section 2 is enacted pursuant to the rulemaking powers provided in clause 2 of section 5 of article I of the United States Constitution in furtherance of the appropriation power provided in clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution and spending power provided in clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution. Section 3(a) is enacted pursuant to the rulemaking powers provided in clause 2 of section 5 of article I of the United States Constitution. Section 3(a) is consistent with article XXVII in that it does not vary the compensation of Members and Senators but only seeks to regulate its disbursement during certain periods. Section 3(b) is enacted pursuant to clause 18…Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 987 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1255, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1255
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
846d646a25c24108e4da4a7bce3ae45254823752b3f5ffa0b5db14ccd4124e8e
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1255, last updated September 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
41 cosponsors — 41 Republicans
0 of 41 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Paul Broun (R-GA), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Dean Heller (R-NV), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), John Kline (R-MN), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Jeffrey Landry (R-LA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Benjamin Quayle (R-AZ), Tom Reed (R-NY), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Todd Rokita (R-IN) and 11 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Womack.
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.