House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 13, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 23, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1895.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MARKEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3302):Article I, Section 1.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. 1895, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1895
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3ed24a9ff39484f81d4c30bc0888b91183706917f60d9ba3c5ec59bb435cc751
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. 1895, 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
45 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 39 Democrats
6 of 45 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Steve Israel (D-NY), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), William Keating (D-MA), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), James Moran (D-VA) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.