House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 26, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 8, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2000.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SHULER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3756):The Congress shall have power to establish a Rule of Naturalization, and uniform laws the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 143 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2000, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2000
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d04f415ca265cf048b25d4d275d50036bdfaf3033ea741c9e05a740556737d36
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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2000, last updated March 23, 2026. 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
50 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 8 Democrats
42 of 50 cosponsors (84%) are from the other party.
Jason Altmire (D-PA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Lou Barletta (R-PA), John Barrow (D-GA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Diane Black (R-TN), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), John Carter (R-TX), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), John Duncan (R-TN), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Tom Latham (R-IA), Jerry Lewis (R-CA) and 20 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.