House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

North American-Made Energy Security Act

H.R. 1938Introduced May 23, 2011Policy area: Energy

Where it went

IntroducedMay 23, 2011
Committee actionJun 23, 2011
Passed HouseJul 26, 2011 · 279–147
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 28, 2011 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1938.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1938, North American-Made Energy Security Act” on July 8, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 23, 2011”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 8, 2011 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41575
CBO publication date
July 8, 2011
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1938, 112th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-140 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 8, 2011.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 8, 2011 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1938, 112th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1938
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TERRY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3343):
Commerce Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1938, 112th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 25, 2026
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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

36 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 36 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dan Boren (D-OK), Paul Broun (R-GA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), John Duncan (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Bill Flores (R-TX), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Kay Granger (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Steve King (R-IA), Jeffrey Landry (R-LA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Connie Mack (R-FL), David McKinley (R-WV), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Pete Olson (R-TX), Ron Paul (R-TX), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Denny Rehberg (R-MT), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Mike Ross (D-AR) and 6 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lee Terry.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress · NE-2 district

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