House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 7, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 12, 2011 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1418.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROYCE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2535):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 170 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1418, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1418
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ba0b5584caef487af68dcaf532cf1d359f12bab184dc2353af7915d1fa405e7e
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. 1418, 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
144 cosponsors — 47 Republicans, 97 Democrats
97 of 144 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), W. Akin (R-MO), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Karen Bass (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Campbell (R-CA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Wm. Clay (D-MO) and 114 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ed Royce.
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- H.R. 4077 (112th) Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of 2012
- H.R. 895 (112th) Sudan Cessation of Support for the Lord's Resistance Army Certification Act of 2011
- H.R. 5303 (112th) Palestinian Peace Promotion and Anti-Incitement 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.