House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Administrative Conference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 2011
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 8, 2011
- Committee actionJul 14, 2011
- Passed HouseAug 1, 2011 · 382–23
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 22, 2011 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 180.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2480.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2480, Administrative Conference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 2011” on July 15, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 14, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 15, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41583
- CBO publication date
- July 15, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2480, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2480
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7ac781033025040843fbf31085093232ff7a079f9cf087cc81309967c6c19c03
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2480, Administrative Conference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 2011” on October 4, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 22, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 4, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42610
- CBO publication date
- October 4, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2480, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2480
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7ac781033025040843fbf31085093232ff7a079f9cf087cc81309967c6c19c03
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. 112-154 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 22, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/154
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2480, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2480
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7ac781033025040843fbf31085093232ff7a079f9cf087cc81309967c6c19c03
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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. SMITH of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4794):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, including but not limited to, Clauses 1, 3 and 18.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 106 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2480, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2480
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7ac781033025040843fbf31085093232ff7a079f9cf087cc81309967c6c19c03
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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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.