House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act of 2011
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 16, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 28, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2233.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4329):Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause);Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 59 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2233, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2233
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2233, last updated December 5, 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
17 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 15 Democrats
2 of 17 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Tom Latham (R-IA), John Lewis (D-GA), Connie Mack (R-FL), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), David Scott (D-GA), Louise Slaughter (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Ross.
- H.R. 645 (112th) Second Amendment Enforcement Act
- H.R. 2140 (112th) Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2011
- H.R. 941 (112th) Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2011
- H.R. 3260 (112th) Strengthening Community Safety Act of 2011
- H.R. 1682 (112th) American-Made Energy Act of 2011
- H.R. 4773 (112th) To extend the suspension of duty on Bifenazate.
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.