House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-32
Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011
Became law on Sep 30, 2011.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 26, 2011
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 20, 2011 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 26, 2011 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentSep 29, 2011
- Became lawSep 30, 2011
Latest action: Sep 30, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 112-32.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2005.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2005, Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011” on September 19, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on May 26, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 19, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42583
- CBO publication date
- September 19, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2005, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2005
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. SMITH of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3756):The constitutional authority on which this bill is based is Congress's power under Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2005, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2005
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
38133919f8ab16cdfd17698d4346a90a803979b776316d0d59f2d48b33f8a5b4
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
100 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 74 Democrats
74 of 100 cosponsors (74%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), John Barrow (D-GA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Dan Burton (R-IN), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), James Himes (D-CT) and 70 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.