House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 13, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 18, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1529.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. TSONGAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2666):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoing powers.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 488 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1529, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1529
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2f81c09499bc01be6d7c2c2db1bcfd51c5aab55240554ed7a1d2259bd26a7ce2
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 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1529, last updated December 6, 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
40 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 28 Democrats
12 of 40 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), K. Conaway (R-TX), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Kathleen Hochul (D-NY), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Walter Jones (R-NC), James Langevin (D-RI), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Todd Platts (R-PA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Laura Richardson (D-CA), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Niki Tsongas.
- H.R. 2240 (112th) Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2012
- H.R. 5319 (112th) Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act
- H.R. 2103 (112th) SSI Savers Act of 2011
- H.R. 1661 (112th) Small Business Tax Relief and Retirement Restoration Act of 2011
- H.R. 1931 (112th) Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2011
- H.R. 1660 (112th) FASTT Checks 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.