House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 7, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 25, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2457.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALSH of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4749):Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 57 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2457, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2457
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
93843002f347908690c59b1341145d0260b75d62ca19d3a65f8d90ff741582fd
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 August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2457, last updated August 14, 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
42 cosponsors — 42 Republicans
0 of 42 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Dan Benishek (R-MI), Dan Burton (R-IN), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Howard Coble (R-NC), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), John Kline (R-MN), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Billy Long (R-MO), Tom McClintock (R-CA), David McKinley (R-WV), Pete Olson (R-TX), Mike Pence (R-IN), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), James Renacci (R-OH) and 12 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3594 (112th) Second Amendment Protection 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.