House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Simpson R-IDWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 1, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 4, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2776.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SIMPSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5887):Clause 2 of section 3 of article IV of the Constitution (``The Congress shall have the Power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States. . .'').Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 244 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2776, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2776
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2786f1cc16687f584192f94f140afea133924b13139aca7082189049b02d2f50
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2776, last updated December 5, 2025. 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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Greg Walden (R-OR), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Simpson.
- H.R. 2050 (112th) Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act
- H.R. 2584 (112th) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
- H.R. 6091 (112th) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
- H.R. 1666 (112th) Breaking Barriers to Oral Health Act of 2011
- H.R. 2143 (112th) Idaho Efficient Vehicle Demonstration Act of 2011
- H.R. 162 (112th) Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization 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.