House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-74
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 31, 2011
- Committee actionMay 31, 2011
- Passed HouseJun 14, 2011 · 411–5
- Passed SenateJul 20, 2011 · 97–2
- Resolving differencesDec 8, 2011
- To the PresidentDec 21, 2011
- Became lawDec 23, 2011
Latest action: Dec 23, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 112-74.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2055.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 112-29 ↗; H. Rept. 112-94 ↗; H. Rept. 112-331 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Appropriations Committee on June 30, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 30, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/SRPT/29
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/94
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/331 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2055, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2055
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
776f4abc0e8e76087a4a51977b51025cfca01f28f9c30ed9994336bde128e327
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CULBERSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3805):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power. . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 801 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2055, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2055
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
776f4abc0e8e76087a4a51977b51025cfca01f28f9c30ed9994336bde128e327
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 noteThe measure is the vehicle for making appropriations for most federal government operations for the remainder of FY2012.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2055, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2055
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
776f4abc0e8e76087a4a51977b51025cfca01f28f9c30ed9994336bde128e327
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of July 2, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2055, last updated July 2, 2025. 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
No cosponsors.
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.