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: Nov 3, 2011 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1980.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUNYAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3645):Article 1, Section 8, of the ConstitutionSource: 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. 1980, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1980
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b0ef366de2fde627735cac6a0907130d4579616b3a208efc8d7555429422c2b3
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. 1980, 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
67 cosponsors — 47 Republicans, 20 Democrats
20 of 67 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Robert Brady (D-PA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), K. Conaway (R-TX), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mark Critz (D-PA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and 37 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jon Runyan.
- H.R. 4114 (112th) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012
- H.R. 1407 (112th) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011
- H.R. 2349 (112th) Veterans' Benefits Act of 2011
- H.R. 2772 (112th) Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011
- H.R. 6350 (112th) Transparent and Science-Based Fishery Management Act of 2012
- H.R. 1646 (112th) American Angler Preservation 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.