House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 28, 2011
- Committee actionSep 21, 2011
- Passed HouseOct 6, 2011 · 262–161
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 12, 2011 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 192.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2681.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2681, Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011” on September 23, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 21, 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/42588
- CBO publication date
- September 23, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2681, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2681
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. 112-227 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 26, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 26, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/227
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2681, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2681
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
87edee0c9447a9c456f209e87996443c17b96a4135fbc4246a481119c2bee352
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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. SULLIVAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5733):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2681, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2681
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
87edee0c9447a9c456f209e87996443c17b96a4135fbc4246a481119c2bee352
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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
41 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 41 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Jason Altmire (D-PA), Steve Austria (R-OH), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Dan Boren (D-OK), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mark Critz (D-PA), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Charles Dent (R-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Jo Emerson (R-MO), J. Forbes (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tim Holden (D-PA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Robert Latta (R-OH), David McKinley (R-WV), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Bill Posey (R-FL), Nick Rahall (D-WV) and 11 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Sullivan.
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- H.R. 1380 (112th) New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011
- H.R. 451 (112th) Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011
- H.R. 1278 (112th) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating the…
- H.R. 1705 (112th) Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation 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.