House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 14, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 20, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1547.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIJALVA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2856):U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 38 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1547, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1547
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
90dc31fc0baa2eabfecb4d078328ae99f49c249477803f072b4265c0a0f15d5b
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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1547, last updated March 23, 2026. 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
18 cosponsors — 18 Democrats
0 of 18 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jason Altmire (D-PA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), James Langevin (D-RI), Ben Luján (D-NM), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Price (D-NC), Laura Richardson (D-CA), Robert Scott (D-VA), Paul Tonko (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
- H.R. 3319 (112th) To allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine the requirements for membership in that tribe.
- H.R. 4222 (112th) Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act
- H.R. 5749 (112th) Arms Sale Responsibility Act of 2012
- H.R. 3638 (112th) Act for the 99%
- H.R. 1548 (112th) Right to Rent Act of 2011
- H.R. 3542 (112th) Medicaid Enhancement and Emergency Job Creation 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.