House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 22, 2011
- Committee actionSep 26, 2011
- Passed HouseOct 14, 2011 · 267–144
- 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. 202.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2273.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2273, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2011” on August 1, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 13, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 1, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41634
- CBO publication date
- August 1, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2273, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2273
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-226 ↗. 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/226
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2273, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2273
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ee8d776e626dbb2434175716a03f82392dce309cc33f4971fc0f34dcd9585575
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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. McKINLEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H4457-H4458):According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 221 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2273, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2273
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ee8d776e626dbb2434175716a03f82392dce309cc33f4971fc0f34dcd9585575
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 noteFor further action, see H.R.6064, which became Public Law 112-140 on 6/29/2012.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2273, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2273
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ee8d776e626dbb2434175716a03f82392dce309cc33f4971fc0f34dcd9585575
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2273, 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
32 cosponsors — 31 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 32 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), Joe Barton (R-TX), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Howard Coble (R-NC), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Charles Dent (R-PA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Pete Olson (R-TX), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Denny Rehberg (R-MT), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), John Sullivan (R-OK), Lee Terry (R-NE) and 2 more.
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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.