House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 12, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 8, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1861.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3280):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to the Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 209 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1861, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1861
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
da4e7795d8cf43f732a2c45eb1204193334653f3e314b8085794108b65816bc1
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1861, last updated September 8, 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
20 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 20 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Jason Altmire (D-PA), Steve Austria (R-OH), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mark Critz (D-PA), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), John Kline (R-MN), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), David McKinley (R-WV), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Aaron Schock (R-IL), Bill Shuster (R-PA), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH), Timothy Walz (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Murphy.
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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.