House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-73
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 31, 2011
- Committee actionJun 22, 2011
- Passed HouseNov 2, 2011 · 425–0
- Passed SenateDec 8, 2011 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 13, 2011
- Became lawDec 20, 2011
Latest action: Dec 20, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 112-73.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2061.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2061, Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011” on July 6, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 22, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 6, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41561
- CBO publication date
- July 6, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2061, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2061
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-149 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on July 18, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 18, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/149
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2061, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2061
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HANNA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3806):``The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 103 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2061, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2061
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f3402a54d826653fcc8c29cb8c00d84e0a875c08d6dd1a97efa102e1f0546fdd
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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
21 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 14 Democrats
14 of 21 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Robert Hurt (R-VA), Billy Long (R-MO), James Moran (D-VA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), William Owens (D-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Robert Wittman (R-VA), Frank Wolf (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 609 (112th) American Competitiveness Act of 2011
- H.R. 3122 (112th) Clean Construction 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.