House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 15, 2011
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 19, 2011 · 234–190
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 22, 2011 — Motion to table the motion to proceed to the bill agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 116. (consideration: CR S4825-4826)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2560.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CHAFFETZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5126):clause 1 of section 8 of article I; and article V of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 84 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2560, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2560
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3bfe842567cacf77797629b51d1cc4076783c7d2f13e881852511b7cd90b6d28
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2560, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
117 cosponsors — 116 Republicans, 1 other
0 of 117 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), W. Akin (R-MO), Justin Amash (L-MI), Steve Austria (R-OH), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rick Berg (R-ND), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ann Buerkle (R-NY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), K. Conaway (R-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX) and 87 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
- H.R. 665 (112th) Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2012
- H.R. 3012 (112th) Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011
- H.R. 4484 (112th) Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act
- H.R. 461 (112th) South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act
- H.R. 828 (112th) Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2012
- H.R. 460 (112th) Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation 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.