House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 1, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 7, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1316.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BONO MACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2267):The authority for enactment of this Bill flows from Article I, Section 8, clause 3 of the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. The Congress has the right to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 268 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1316, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1316
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d2c4fe71061c00d9de9cc559a5c0546de634fee4bacb32d21a76c3d7c129bc6b
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. 1316, 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
6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Connie Mack (R-FL), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Frank Wolf (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mary Bono Mack.
- H.R. 6131 (112th) To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2715 (112th) To provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws, and…
- H.Con.Res. 127 (112th) Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet…
- H.Res. 57 (112th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not…
- H.R. 4059 (112th) To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a position for a representative of Indian Tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the…
- H.R. 2119 (112th) Ryan Creedon Act of 2011
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.