House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 15, 2011
- Committee actionAug 1, 2011
- Passed HouseSep 20, 2011 · 398–18
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 17, 2011 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2189.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2189, Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011” on August 19, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 1, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 19, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41156
- CBO publication date
- August 19, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2189, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2189
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2189, Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011” on January 13, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 17, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 13, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42829
- CBO publication date
- January 13, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2189, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2189
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2189, Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011” on January 13, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 17, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 13, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42837
- CBO publication date
- January 13, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2189, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2189
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-198 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 18, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/198
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2189, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2189
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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. SCOTT of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4278):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 50 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2189, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2189
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2189, last updated August 10, 2026. 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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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.