House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
People's Act of 2011
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 1, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 1, 2011 — Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2727.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WILSON of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5886):Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2727, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2727
- 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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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. 2727, 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
10 cosponsors — 10 Democrats
0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), David Cicilline (D-RI), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), William Keating (D-MA), Laura Richardson (D-CA), David Scott (D-GA), Terri Sewell (D-AL).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frederica Wilson.
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- H.R. 2723 (112th) Social Security Protection Act of 2011
- H.R. 2724 (112th) Medicaid Protection Act of 2011
- H.R. 2725 (112th) Medicare Protection Act of 2011
- H.R. 2726 (112th) Education Protection 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.