1HOUSE · MAR 26, 2012
Passed the House
357–36PASSED
R 223–0 D 134–36
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 127 · 38 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Stivers R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 1, 2011
- Committee actionNov 30, 2011
- Passed HouseMar 26, 2012 · 357–36
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 28, 2012 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 343.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2779.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2779, A bill to exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” on December 22, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on November 30, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42786
- CBO publication date
- December 22, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2779, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
90e5b7961ebf694f82f74c60ab68e6a95be10ce90f97769963b941c1e2c5438c
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2779, A bill to exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” on February 19, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on January 25, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 19, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42991
- CBO publication date
- February 19, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2779, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
90e5b7961ebf694f82f74c60ab68e6a95be10ce90f97769963b941c1e2c5438c
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 112-344,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 112-344,Part 1 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 8, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/344
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/344 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2779, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
90e5b7961ebf694f82f74c60ab68e6a95be10ce90f97769963b941c1e2c5438c
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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. STIVERS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5887):The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 137 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2779, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
90e5b7961ebf694f82f74c60ab68e6a95be10ce90f97769963b941c1e2c5438c
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 2779. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Robert Dold (R-IL), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI).
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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.