House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 25, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 25, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1978.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STARK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3645):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1978, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1978
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
79652df74d53b971e145b7fa4335c8fd47ccd62a3f920412ebed7c5b318fd2d4
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. 1978, 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
36 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 25 Democrats
11 of 36 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), John Carter (R-TX), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bob Filner (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Wally Herger (R-CA), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Jim McDermott (D-WA), James McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James Moran (D-VA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Charles Rangel (D-NY), David Reichert (R-WA) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pete Stark.
- H.R. 1681 (112th) Every Child Deserves a Family Act
- H.R. 3242 (112th) Save Our Climate Act of 2011
- H.R. 4379 (112th) Women's Option to Raise Kids Act
- H.R. 413 (112th) Defense and Deficit Reduction Act
- H.R. 2981 (112th) Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act
- H.R. 1985 (112th) Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2011
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.