House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 4, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 8, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1344.
- 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 H2292):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1344, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1344
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4e265a22c718ad1b488ce2819d66a096ba1fa691355d71c8edae780be06d9b67
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 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1344, last updated December 5, 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
11 cosponsors — 11 Democrats
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
David Cicilline (D-RI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Betty Sutton (D-OH), Mike Thompson (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bruce Braley.
- H.R. 5796 (112th) Justice for the American Diplomats Held Hostage in Tehran Act
- 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. 1517 (112th) Holley Lynn James Act
- H.R. 1260 (112th) Support for Survivors 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.