House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 10, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 10, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1821.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PLATTS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3161):Article 1, section 8, clause 1 (relating to the general welfare of the United States) and clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate commerce) and clause 18 (relating to laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution of the foregoing powers).Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 261 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1821, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1821
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
111b88377c5bd1de277ce9decd60eeb1eabefb6a11839d57f4fab277dce0a6fc
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 January 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1821, last updated January 10, 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
26 cosponsors — 26 Democrats
26 of 26 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Donna Christensen (D-VI), David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Danny Davis (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), James Himes (D-CT), Rush Holt (D-NJ), David Loebsack (D-IA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Price (D-NC), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Pete Stark (D-CA), Betty Sutton (D-OH), John Yarmuth (D-KY).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Todd Platts.
- H.R. 1335 (112th) To revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 20 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may…
- H.J.Res. 15 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line item veto.
- H.R. 5941 (112th) DART Act
- H.R. 3234 (112th) Unemployed Worker Assistance Act of 2011
- H.R. 246 (112th) To repeal the provision of law that provides for automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
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.