House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 26, 2011
- Committee actionJun 2, 2011
- Passed HouseJun 22, 2011 · 253–166
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 27, 2011 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2021.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2021, Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011” on June 9, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 1, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 9, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41506
- CBO publication date
- June 9, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2021, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2021
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-108 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 16, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 16, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/108
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2021, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2021
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ed19397c481605f6bca108b16ded9dc4e05b019e235054fb27226775588fa5b6
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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. GARDNER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3757):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 136 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2021, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2021
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ed19397c481605f6bca108b16ded9dc4e05b019e235054fb27226775588fa5b6
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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
26 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 26 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Gene Green (D-TX), H. Griffith (R-VA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Robert Latta (R-OH), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Pete Olson (R-TX), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Steve Scalise (R-LA), John Shimkus (R-IL), Lee Terry (R-NE), Fred Upton (R-MI), Greg Walden (R-OR), Edward Whitfield (R-KY), Don Young (R-AK).
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.