House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To prohibit funding to the United Nations Population Fund.
Sponsor: Rep. Renee Ellmers R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 31, 2011
- Committee actionOct 5, 2011
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 17, 2012 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 246.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2059.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2059, A bill to prohibit funding to the United Nations Population Fund” on October 31, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on October 5, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 31, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42650
- CBO publication date
- October 31, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2059, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2059
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
74c305b48fac21c933da6bec9cc3e665f553e6e985b56d26a79c618b26bb4849
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-361 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Affairs Committee on January 17, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 17, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/361
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2059, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2059
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
74c305b48fac21c933da6bec9cc3e665f553e6e985b56d26a79c618b26bb4849
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. ELLMERS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3805):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 and 3 and implied powers to not act in these areas.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 82 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2059, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2059
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
74c305b48fac21c933da6bec9cc3e665f553e6e985b56d26a79c618b26bb4849
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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
107 cosponsors — 105 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 107 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), W. Akin (R-MO), Steve Austria (R-OH), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ann Buerkle (R-NY), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA) and 77 more.
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.