House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 25, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1591.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BASS of New Hampshire, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2914):Clauses 1, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 75 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1591, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1591
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3cb6b7c4ef0501cc38b07f49a62fa81b32ad9188824e7456151d8ae3739e337f
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 noteFor further action, see H.R.1627, which became Public Law 112-154 on 8/6/2012.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1591, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1591
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3cb6b7c4ef0501cc38b07f49a62fa81b32ad9188824e7456151d8ae3739e337f
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1591, last updated December 5, 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
34 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 34 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.
Steve Austria (R-OH), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), John Culberson (R-TX), Susan Davis (D-CA), Charles Dent (R-PA), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Al Green (D-TX), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Robert Latta (R-OH), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Candice Miller (R-MI), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Collin Peterson (D-MN), E. Rigell (R-VA), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Dennis Ross (R-FL) and 4 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.