House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 21, 2011
- Committee actionSep 21, 2011
- Passed HouseOct 13, 2011 · 275–142
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 18, 2011 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 201.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2250.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011” on September 23, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 21, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 23, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42586
- CBO publication date
- September 23, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2250, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9f2c68666210e99f2cc1ed07f9a6ce4ab18b0feb3746b5ff006238694a09132d
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-225 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 26, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 26, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/225
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2250, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9f2c68666210e99f2cc1ed07f9a6ce4ab18b0feb3746b5ff006238694a09132d
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4365):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2250, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9f2c68666210e99f2cc1ed07f9a6ce4ab18b0feb3746b5ff006238694a09132d
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
126 cosponsors — 101 Republicans, 25 Democrats
25 of 126 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), John Barrow (D-GA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), Mark Critz (D-PA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and 96 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 1915 (112th) State Compact Health Choice 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.