House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. John Mica R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 20, 2011
- Committee actionSep 8, 2011
- Passed HouseOct 24, 2011 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 17, 2011 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2594.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2594, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011” on September 23, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 8, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 23, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42595
- CBO publication date
- September 23, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2594, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2594
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-232 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on October 5, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 5, 2011 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/232
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2594, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2594
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 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. MICA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5285):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 3 and Clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 92 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2594, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2594
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S.1956, which became Public Law 112-200 on 11/27/2012.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2594, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2594
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 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
36 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 36 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Lou Barletta (R-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Howard Coble (R-NC), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), John Duncan (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bob Filner (D-CA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Sam Graves (R-MO), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Andy Harris (R-MD), Tim Holden (D-PA), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), James Lankford (R-OK), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Billy Long (R-MO), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Candice Miller (R-MI), Gary Miller (R-CA), Tom Petri (R-WI), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Nick Rahall (D-WV) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Mica.
- H.R. 658 (112th) FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
- H.R. 1079 (112th) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011
- H.R. 662 (112th) Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011
- H.R. 4097 (112th) John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2012
- H.R. 1893 (112th) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part II
- H.R. 2887 (112th) Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011
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.