House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 31, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 25, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1281.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RIBBLE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2214):Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1281, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1281
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
276b10bbb16728a33092b8f1886d56e6cffa3767eaba5372723b41e8d21f662a
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 August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1281, last updated August 14, 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
24 cosponsors — 24 Republicans
0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Dan Benishek (R-MI), Dan Burton (R-IN), Howard Coble (R-NC), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Bill Flores (R-TX), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Ron Paul (R-TX), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Bill Posey (R-FL), James Renacci (R-OH), E. Rigell (R-VA), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Reid Ribble.
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- H.R. 2898 (112th) Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011
- H.R. 3577 (112th) Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2011
- H.R. 2662 (112th) Health Equity Act of 2011
- H.R. 2675 (112th) Farming Flexibility Act of 2011
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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.