House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 5, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 8, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2794.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HIRONO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5896):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The Congress shall have Power To [. . .] provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 144 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2794, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2794
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c594f80f9d399aecd8435af2ea27b6c6b177c96fbf9c3a1a29935d70e94ad366
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. 2794, 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
40 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 36 Democrats
4 of 40 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), James Langevin (D-RI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James Moran (D-VA) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mazie Hirono.
- H.Res. 839 (112th) Relating to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from the State of Hawaii.
- H.R. 1250 (112th) Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2011
- H.Res. 837 (112th) Relating to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from the State of Hawaii.
- H.R. 1692 (112th) Asthma Management Plans in School Act
- H.R. 1342 (112th) Local Taxpayer Relief Act
- H.R. 711 (112th) Youth Corps 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.