House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 1, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 8, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2746.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HIGGINS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5886):The constitution authority of this legislation lies in the power of congress to regulate commercial activity as described in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 156 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2746, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2746
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c3e14e59910b2e1c182ec58b9da4c1c0cbb747b1f57f2c4d8dd1d56d060de411
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. 2746, 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
53 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 48 Democrats
5 of 53 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Steve Israel (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and 23 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Higgins.
- H.R. 3556 (112th) To designate the new United States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the "Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse".
- H.R. 4082 (112th) Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2012
- H.R. 1428 (112th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the Renewal Community program through end of 2012.
- H.R. 4022 (112th) Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2012
- H.R. 4352 (112th) Nation Building Here at Home Act of 2012
- H.R. 2177 (112th) PASS 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.