House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 26, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 26, 2011 — Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2041.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KINGSTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3757):Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution which states: The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and General Welfare of the United States; but all Duties and Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 347 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2041, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2041
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
97a1aa426cc6b26270ad589ffe0d6000705812ceba8179e5303337ccb993ce33
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2041, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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.
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Tom Graves (R-GA), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jack Kingston.
- H.R. 2112 (112th) Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
- H.R. 5973 (112th) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
- H.R. 3444 (112th) Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2011
- H.R. 3443 (112th) BARN Act
- H.R. 3601 (112th) Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act
- H.R. 1403 (112th) Point Peter Study Act
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.