House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 2, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 2, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2099.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROONEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3986):Article I, Section 8--To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 122 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2099, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2099
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c199e954a4af8cfc2cd94277ebe6618bdbbdc223f343bc6065f041c917e8f1e3
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’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2099, last updated August 14, 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
6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Jo Bonner (R-AL), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Ron Paul (R-TX), David Rivera (R-FL), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Allen West (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 511 (112th) To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes.
- H.R. 1498 (112th) Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2011
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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.