House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 8, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 11, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1459.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MYRICK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2571):Clause 4 of section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1459, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1459
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 1459, 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
7 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Mo Brooks (R-AL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Howard Coble (R-NC), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Gary Miller (R-CA), Ed Royce (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sue Myrick.
- H.Res. 623 (112th) Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prevent duplicative and overlapping government programs.
- H.Res. 234 (112th) Recognizing the importance of breast cancer early detection efforts.
- H.R. 3808 (112th) Scott Gardner Act
- H.R. 312 (112th) Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act
- H.R. 1698 (112th) 10k Run for the Border Act
- H.R. 310 (112th) SEAT 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.