House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Support for Survivors Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 18, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1260.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2107):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoing powers.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 4, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 476 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1260, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1260
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- 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 December 4, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1260, last updated December 4, 2025. 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
8 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 6 Democrats
2 of 8 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Wm. Clay (D-MO), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ted Poe (R-TX), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Louise Slaughter (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bruce Braley.
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- H.R. 4373 (112th) Making Adoption Affordable Act of 2012
- H.R. 531 (112th) Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011
- H.R. 2418 (112th) National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2011
- H.R. 1344 (112th) All-American Flag Act
- H.R. 1517 (112th) Holley Lynn James Act
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.