House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 12, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 8, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives .
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 265.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. NORTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H202):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 52 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 265, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/265
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
db07c87fbef9cffbb9fbc63749d04f7d91509e7fd290192e6b6f752bab9baaac
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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 265, last updated March 23, 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
28 cosponsors — 28 Democrats
0 of 28 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Jared Polis (D-CO), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Robert Scott (D-VA), Pete Stark (D-CA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Edolphus Towns (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Norton.
- H.R. 2297 (112th) To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3902 (112th) District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act
- H.Con.Res. 118 (112th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.
- H.Con.Res. 67 (112th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.
- H.Res. 342 (112th) Expressing support for the designation of July 30, 2011, as National Dance Day.
- H.Res. 682 (112th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce.
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.