House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Protect America from U.S. Military Expenses in Libya Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Roscoe Bartlett R-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 30, 2011 — Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1257.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BARTLETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2107):Article I, Section 1. all legislative Powers are vested in the Congress; and also Article I, Section 7: All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House; and also Article I., Section 8: The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect funds to pay the Debts and pay for the common defense of the US; and to raise and support Armies; and provide and maintain a Navy; and Section 9 No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of Appropriations made by Law AND Article II, Section 1. The executive Power shall be vested in a POTUS; Article II, Section 2. POTUS is Commander-in- Chief; Section 3; POTUS shall recommend to Congress measures judged necessary and expedientSource: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 698 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1257, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1257
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1257, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett.
- H.R. 1513 (112th) Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011
- H.R. 1323 (112th) Protect America from U.S. Military Expenses in Libya Act of 2011
- H.R. 1910 (112th) To extend for one year the authority of certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational…
- H.R. 2252 (112th) Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2011
- H.Res. 13 (112th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the recognition, protection, promotion, and facilitation of the annual JFK…
- H.Res. 762 (112th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding community-based civil defense and power generation.
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.