House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Employer Free Choice Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 7, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 7, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2854.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DesJARLAIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5965):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 354 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2854, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2854
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 2854, 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
61 cosponsors — 61 Republicans
0 of 61 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Bill Flores (R-TX), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) and 31 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Scott DesJarlais.
- H.R. 5044 (112th) Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act
- H.J.Res. 112 (112th) Disapproving the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to the health insurance premium tax credit.
- H.R. 3848 (112th) Protecting Foods and Beverages from Government Attack Act of 2012
- H.R. 3652 (112th) Stopping Needless Additional Performance Bonuses (SNAP) 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.