1HOUSE · APR 27, 2012
Passed the House
395–10PASSED
R 220–10 D 175–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 193 · 26 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 2, 2011
- Committee actionJul 21, 2011
- Passed HouseApr 27, 2012 · 395–10
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 7, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2096.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2096, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011” on August 24, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on July 21, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 24, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41159
- CBO publication date
- August 24, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2096, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2096
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6ca38bab67ba823a93d2df978df471809f53c86b001e4f47d9c8bb7a6c428de9
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-264 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on October 31, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 31, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/264
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2096, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2096
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6ca38bab67ba823a93d2df978df471809f53c86b001e4f47d9c8bb7a6c428de9
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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. McCAUL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3986):This legislation is authorized by the United States Constitution under Article I, Section 8, ``Congress shall have the power To . . . provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States'' and ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the forgoing Powers.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 317 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2096, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2096
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6ca38bab67ba823a93d2df978df471809f53c86b001e4f47d9c8bb7a6c428de9
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 2096. 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
7 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Ben Luján (D-NM), Aaron Schock (R-IL), Lamar Smith (R-TX), David Wu (D-OR).
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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.