House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Rooney R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 12, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 2, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1498.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROONEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2605):Article 1 Section 8: ``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
- 125 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1498, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1498
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9766007aac852a604ea486a2c3ad924642be42f7e319990d200f7d4afd321477
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. 1498, 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
51 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 34 Democrats
34 of 51 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Gene Green (D-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Michael Honda (D-CA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Peter King (R-NY), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Nita Lowey (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), John Mica (R-FL), Michael Michaud (D-ME) and 21 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Rooney.
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- H.R. 347 (112th) Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011
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- H.R. 511 (112th) To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes.
- H.Con.Res. 57 (112th) Expressing the sense of Congress that the President is in violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of United States Armed…
- H.R. 2099 (112th) Natural Disaster Mitigation 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.