House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 6, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 25, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1799.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MEEKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3115):Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1799, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1799
- 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. 1799, 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
10 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 8 Democrats
2 of 10 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Anthony Weiner (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks.
- H.R. 3001 (112th) Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act
- H.Res. 632 (112th) Commending the Government of Turkey for its efforts to facilitate, host, and care for refugees fleeing the Al-Assad regime's escalating…
- H.Res. 633 (112th) Supporting the goals and ideals of "Financial Literacy Month".
- H.Res. 308 (112th) Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2011, promoting the importance of…
- H.R. 2043 (112th) Restoration of Civil Rights Act of 2011
- H.R. 2862 (112th) Putting America Back to Work 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.