House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.
Sponsor: Rep. Scott Tipton R-COWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 9, 2011
- Committee actionNov 17, 2011
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 5, 2011 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 213.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2815.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2815, A bill to revise the federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership” on December 22, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 17, 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/42783
- CBO publication date
- December 22, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2815, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2815
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-314 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on December 5, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 5, 2011 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/314
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2815, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2815
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. TIPTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5901):Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to the power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of the United States), clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate commerce), and clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).'' ____________________Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 383 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2815, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2815
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S.1541, which became Public Law 112-65 on 12/13/2011.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2815, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2815
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
63 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 30 Democrats
30 of 63 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Diane Black (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Robert Dold (R-IL), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Kay Granger (R-TX), Sam Graves (R-MO), Al Green (D-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and 33 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3040 (112th) Native American Indian Education Act of 2011
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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.