House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
POWER Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 24, 2011
- Committee actionOct 5, 2011
- Passed HouseDec 7, 2011 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 8, 2011 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2360.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2360, POWER Act” on October 31, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 5, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 31, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42667
- CBO publication date
- October 31, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2360, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2360
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 112-304 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 1, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 1, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/304
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2360, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2360
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7905dff55c56e4ce769543578539bf50d7f040d7e3e06d682253c0bbc52a7528
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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. LANDRY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4576):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 September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2360, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2360
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7905dff55c56e4ce769543578539bf50d7f040d7e3e06d682253c0bbc52a7528
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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
18 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 18 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.
Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Candice Miller (R-MI), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Steve Southerland (R-FL), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Robert Wittman (R-VA), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 1228 (112th) Natural Resources Restoration 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.