House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 12, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 23, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 287.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H255):The Constitutional authority to enact this legislation can be found in: General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1), Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18). Constitutional analysis is a rigorous discipline which goes far beyond the text of the Constitution, and requires knowledge of case law, history, and the tools of constitutional interpretation. While the scope of Congress' powers is an appropriate matter for House debate, the listing of specific textual authorities for routine Congressional legislation about which there is no legitimate constitutional concern is a diminishment of the majesty of our Founding Fathers' vision for our…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 748 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 287, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/287
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- 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 August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 287, last updated August 14, 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
46 cosponsors — 46 Democrats
0 of 46 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Lois Capps (D-CA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Judy Chu (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Ben Luján (D-NM), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael Michaud (D-ME) and 16 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Al Green.
- H.R. 3298 (112th) Homes for Heroes Act of 2011
- H.Res. 36 (112th) Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
- H.Res. 567 (112th) Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
- H.Con.Res. 130 (112th) Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 103rd anniversary.
- H.Con.Res. 19 (112th) Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 102nd anniversary.
- H.R. 284 (112th) Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons With Disabilities Housing Fairness 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.