1HOUSE · JAN 24, 2012
Passed the House
386–26PASSED
R 233–0 D 153–26
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 8 · 21 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 1, 2011
- Committee actionNov 17, 2011
- Passed HouseJan 24, 2012 · 386–26
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 26, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2070.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2070, World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2011” on December 22, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 17, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42839
- CBO publication date
- December 22, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2070, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2070
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 112-368 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on January 18, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 18, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/368
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2070, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2070
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f5cc387dbebadc8ef056c35149df832b157ce68f004761fb2db6d6ad9439fe1e
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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. JOHNSON of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3869):The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I, Section 1, clause 18 and pursuant to Article I, section 8, clause 18 and of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 160 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2070, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2070
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f5cc387dbebadc8ef056c35149df832b157ce68f004761fb2db6d6ad9439fe1e
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 2070. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
57 cosponsors — 53 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 57 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Steve Austria (R-OH), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Howard Coble (R-NC), K. Conaway (R-TX), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Walter Jones (R-NC), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Larry Kissell (D-NC), John Kline (R-MN), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and 27 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Johnson.
- H.R. 2646 (112th) Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011
- H.R. 3409 (112th) Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012
- H.R. 5948 (112th) Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act
- H.R. 2752 (112th) BLM Live Internet Auctions Act
- H.R. 1049 (112th) ROAD to Jobs Act of 2011
- H.R. 4036 (112th) Pass a Budget Now 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.