House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Domestic Fuel for Enhancing National Security Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Jay Inslee D-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 11, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 24, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1847.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. INSLEE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3220):The Constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article 1, Section 8, which provides that Congress shall have the power to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; by Article 1, Section 8, which provides that Congress shall have the power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof; and by Article 4, Section 3 which provides that Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory…Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 745 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1847, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1847
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c29552dabd12c74578e8e16966c28416cfa7be76043f9f23961a6c941e392e41
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1847, 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
19 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 16 Democrats
3 of 19 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Steve Israel (D-NY), Walter Jones (R-NC), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), James Langevin (D-RI), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John Olver (D-MA), David Price (D-NC), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), John Sarbanes (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jay Inslee.
- H.R. 3465 (112th) National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act
- H.R. 2750 (112th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property.
- H.R. 2994 (112th) Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011
- H.R. 2490 (112th) To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail.
- H.R. 1520 (112th) Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act
- H.R. 3703 (112th) FUTURE STEM 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.