House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-59
To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines.
Became law on Nov 23, 2011.
Sponsor: Rep. Corrine Brown D-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 7, 2011
- Committee actionNov 9, 2011
- Passed HouseOct 25, 2011 · 422–0
- Passed SenateNov 9, 2011 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 15, 2011
- Became lawNov 23, 2011
Latest action: Nov 23, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 112-59.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2447.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BROWN of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4749):Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 12-14, and Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 85 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2447, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2447
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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 April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
308 cosponsors — 128 Republicans, 180 Democrats
128 of 308 cosponsors (42%) 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), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Karen Bass (D-CA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Diane Black (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Robert Brady (D-PA) and 278 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Corrine Brown.
- H.Con.Res. 128 (112th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively…
- H.R. 3513 (112th) To require at least 10 percent of certain transportation funding to be made available for small business concerns owned and controlled by…
- H.R. 3163 (112th) Easy Voting Act of 2011
- H.Res. 252 (112th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Train Day.
- H.R. 3217 (112th) To improve and provide increased access to the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program.
- H.R. 3745 (112th) Faith-Based Lending Protection Act
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.