House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-55
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
Became law on Nov 18, 2011.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 3, 2011
- Committee actionJun 3, 2011
- Passed HouseJun 16, 2011 · 217–203
- Passed SenateNov 1, 2011 · 69–30
- Resolving differencesNov 3, 2011
- To the PresidentNov 17, 2011
- Became lawNov 18, 2011
Latest action: Nov 18, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 112-55.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2112.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 112-101 ↗; H. Rept. 112-284 ↗; S. Rept. 112-73 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Appropriations Committee on September 7, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 7, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/101
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/284
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/SRPT/73 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2112, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2112
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KINGSTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4036):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 803 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2112, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2112
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b5c6357aad57dbc789321b9d620c5aba35a0ae6cd7d5c466736ab25cfffacb05
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 noteContinuing appropriations through 12/16/2011.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2112, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2112
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b5c6357aad57dbc789321b9d620c5aba35a0ae6cd7d5c466736ab25cfffacb05
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of July 2, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2112, last updated July 2, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jack Kingston.
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- H.R. 3444 (112th) Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2011
- H.R. 2041 (112th) Returning to Responsible Fiscal Policies Act
- H.R. 3443 (112th) BARN Act
- H.R. 3601 (112th) Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act
- H.R. 1403 (112th) Point Peter Study 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.