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: Jul 19, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1931.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. TSONGAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3304):Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 41 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1931, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1931
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8e48b5b0eb36753b03b72fb33a4824986e0dcdd66ca69dbf404c092e868b72c4
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. 1931, 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
7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Susan Davis (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), John Larson (D-CT), James McGovern (D-MA), John Olver (D-MA), Donald Payne (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Niki Tsongas.
- H.R. 2240 (112th) Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2012
- H.R. 5319 (112th) Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act
- H.R. 1529 (112th) Defense STRONG Act
- H.R. 2103 (112th) SSI Savers Act of 2011
- H.R. 1661 (112th) Small Business Tax Relief and Retirement Restoration Act of 2011
- H.R. 1660 (112th) FASTT Checks 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.