House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Goodlatte R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 8, 2011
- Committee actionOct 13, 2011
- Passed HouseDec 6, 2011 · 303–116
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 20, 2012 — By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-258. Additional views filed.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2471.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2471, A bill to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet” on October 31, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 13, 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/42668
- CBO publication date
- October 31, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2471, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2471
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 112-258 ↗; H. Rept. 112-312 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 30, 2012 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/SRPT/258
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/312 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2471, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2471
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. GOODLATTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4794):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
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- H.R. 2471, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2471
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.6671, which became Public Law 112-258 on 1/10/2013.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2471, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2471
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
34 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 19 Democrats
19 of 34 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Judy Chu (D-CA), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Michael Honda (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Gary Peters (D-MI), Tom Petri (R-WI), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Benjamin Quayle (R-AZ), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Allyson Schwartz (D-PA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Adam Smith (D-WA), Cliff Stearns (R-FL) and 4 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Goodlatte.
- H.R. 6671 (112th) Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012
- H.J.Res. 1 (112th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 704 (112th) SAFE for America Act
- H.R. 1439 (112th) Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011
- H.R. 2552 (112th) Identity Theft Improvement Act of 2011
- H.J.Res. 2 (112th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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.