House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-197
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 2011
- Committee actionNov 17, 2011
- Passed HouseFeb 7, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 22, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesNov 14, 2012
- To the PresidentNov 16, 2012
- Became lawNov 27, 2012
Latest action: Nov 27, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-197.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2606.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2606, New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act” on December 22, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 17, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42798
- CBO publication date
- December 22, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2606, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2606
- 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. 112-373 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on January 23, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 23, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/373
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2606, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2606
- 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. GRIMM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5374):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2606, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2606
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3b36e3550e789196549d1aa099cdaac5dc451840e4217d91772caa730aa34af0
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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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
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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.