House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional power for the American Legion under its Federal charter.
Sponsor: Rep. Jason Altmire D-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 24, 2011
- Committee actionNov 3, 2011
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 5, 2011 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 212.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2369.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2369, A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional power for the American Legion under its federal charter” on December 2, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 3, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 2, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42782
- CBO publication date
- December 2, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2369, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2369
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
27ec66d237f659b671bbaaa3291de24f086bd567a1632463f732db970aa9704f
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. 112-313 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on December 5, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 5, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/313
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2369, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2369
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
27ec66d237f659b671bbaaa3291de24f086bd567a1632463f732db970aa9704f
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. ALTMIRE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4576):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The Congress shall have Power To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 293 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2369, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2369
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
27ec66d237f659b671bbaaa3291de24f086bd567a1632463f732db970aa9704f
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 S.1639, which became Public Law 112-66 on 12/13/2011.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2369, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2369
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
27ec66d237f659b671bbaaa3291de24f086bd567a1632463f732db970aa9704f
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2369, last updated April 7, 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
432 cosponsors — 236 Republicans, 196 Democrats
236 of 432 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Sandy Adams (R-FL), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Steve Austria (R-OH), Joe Baca (D-CA), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Lou Barletta (R-PA), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rick Berg (R-ND), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 402 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jason Altmire.
- H.R. 5954 (112th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 7th Street in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant…
- H.R. 1776 (112th) Older Driver and Pedestrian Safety and Roadway Enhancement Act of 2011
- H.R. 5996 (112th) Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act of 2012
- H.R. 1808 (112th) Nuclear Power 2021 Act
- H.R. 4632 (112th) To extend the suspension of duty on 2-Chlorotoluene.
- H.R. 4633 (112th) To extend the suspension of duty on Chloromethylbenzene.
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.