House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits by federally-funded entities involving such residents and in Department of Justice actions that could result in an agreement to move such a resident from that resident's facility.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 26, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 25, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2032.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3757):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 19, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2032, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2032
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 19, 2021
- 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.
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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
80 cosponsors — 52 Republicans, 28 Democrats
52 of 80 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.
W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Howard Coble (R-NC), K. Conaway (R-TX), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), John Culberson (R-TX), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), John Fleming (R-LA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Kay Granger (R-TX), Sam Graves (R-MO), Al Green (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR) and 50 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Barney Frank.
- H.Res. 193 (112th) Calling for the safe and immediate return of Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States.
- H.R. 1397 (112th) Employment Non-Discrimination Act
- H.R. 1983 (112th) States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act
- H.R. 2306 (112th) Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011
- H.R. 2498 (112th) Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act
- H.R. 2610 (112th) Asset Forfeiture Fund Reform and Distribution 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.