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: Apr 15, 2011 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1609.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GIBSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2915):Article I, section 8, clauses 11, 12, 13, 14, and 18.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 53 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1609, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1609
- 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. 1609, 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
25 cosponsors — 25 Republicans
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Geoff Davis (R-KY), John Duncan (R-TN), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Raul Labrador (R-ID), James Lankford (R-OK), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Mike Pence (R-IN), Tom Reed (R-NY), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Austin Scott (R-GA), John Shimkus (R-IL), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Steve Stivers (R-OH).
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.