House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Empowering More Productive and Lasting Opportunity Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. James Renacci R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 3, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 14, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2137.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RENACCI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4037):Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution, whereby Congress shall have the power ``[t]o lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.'' As affirmed by Justice Benjamin Cardozo in Steward Machine Company v. Davis, 301 U.S. 548 (1937), upholding the constitutionality of unemployment benefits.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 404 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2137, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2137
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 2137, 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
12 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 12 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Shelley Capito (R-WV), John Carney (D-DE), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Charles Dent (R-PA), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Steve Stivers (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Renacci.
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- H.R. 3669 (112th) Budget Process Improvement Act of 2011
- H.R. 3360 (112th) Creating Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2011
- H.R. 6363 (112th) Credit Access and Inclusion Act
- H.R. 3448 (112th) Returning Investment to America 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.