House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Darrell Issa R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 26, 2011
- Committee actionApr 26, 2012
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 15, 2012 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2008.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2008, Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011” on May 9, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 26, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 9, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43231
- CBO publication date
- May 9, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2008, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2008
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-536 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on June 15, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 15, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/536
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2008, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2008
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. ISSA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3756):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18. ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers . . .''Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 144 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2008, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2008
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
13 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 1 other
0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Tom Cole (R-OK), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Sam Graves (R-MO), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Raul Labrador (R-ID), James Lankford (R-OK), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Tim Walberg (R-MI).
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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.