House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Dan Burton R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 26, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 11, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2023.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BURTON of Indiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3757):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 9 and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 66 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2023, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2023
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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.
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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
14 cosponsors — 14 Republicans
0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Walter Jones (R-NC), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Lee Terry (R-NE), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dan Burton.
- H.R. 2966 (112th) American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011
- H.R. 1006 (112th) Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2011
- H.Res. 407 (112th) Expressing support for designation of September 2011 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
- H.R. 875 (112th) Marriage Protection Act of 2011
- H.Res. 44 (112th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an effective moratorium by the Executive Branch on offshore oil and gas…
- H.R. 3489 (112th) White House Conference on Autism Act of 2011
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.