House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Keep American Jobs from Going Down the Drain Act
Sponsor: Rep. Betty Sutton D-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 3, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 6, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1684.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SUTTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2999):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1684, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1684
- 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.
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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
39 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 37 Democrats
2 of 39 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), John Dingell (D-MI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Bob Filner (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Gene Green (D-TX), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Walter Jones (R-NC), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), David McKinley (R-WV), Michael Michaud (D-ME), George Miller (D-CA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), John Olver (D-MA) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Betty Sutton.
- H.R. 1377 (112th) Josh Miller HEARTS Act
- H.R. 3646 (112th) Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011
- H.R. 573 (112th) To amend section 310 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 to extend the period of time during which claims for retroactive…
- H.J.Res. 86 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections.
- H.R. 3645 (112th) American Jobs Preservation Act
- H.R. 3647 (112th) Keep Americans Working Building Our Transportation Infrastructure 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.