House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 1, 2011
- Committee actionMay 13, 2011
- Passed HouseJul 12, 2011 · 406–22
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 27, 2011 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1309.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1309, Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011” on June 8, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 13, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 8, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41503
- CBO publication date
- June 8, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1309, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1309
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-102 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on June 9, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 9, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/102
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1309, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1309
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
985f8d22a10278bbc4040fb5d12b0f23fef28630677f4e1c2a9af0af6454ed5b
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BIGGERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2267):Article I, section 8, clause 1 (relating to the general welfare of the United States); and Article I, section 8, clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate commerce).Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 178 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1309, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1309
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
985f8d22a10278bbc4040fb5d12b0f23fef28630677f4e1c2a9af0af6454ed5b
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1309, last updated April 7, 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
19 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 10 Democrats
10 of 19 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Robert Dold (R-IL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Al Green (D-TX), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Tim Holden (D-PA), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), David McKinley (R-WV), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Maxine Waters (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Judy Biggert.
- H.R. 33 (112th) Church Plan Investment Clarification Act
- H.R. 5740 (112th) National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act
- H.R. 2446 (112th) RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act of 2012
- H.R. 4264 (112th) FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012
- H.R. 4628 (112th) Interest Rate Reduction Act
- H.Res. 368 (112th) Requesting return of official papers on H.R. 1309.
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.