House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To temporarily waive the risk management purchase requirement for agricultural producers adversely impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee so that such producers are eligible to receive assistance under the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE), Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP), and Tree Assistance Program (TAP).
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Gibson R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 13, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 19, 2011 — Referred for a period ending not later than September 19, 2011, (or for a later time if the Chairman so designates) to the Subcommittee on Trade, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2905.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GIBSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6139):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1, clause 3, and clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 185 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2905, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2905
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
13 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 13 cosponsors (69%) are from the other party.
Ann Buerkle (R-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Nan Hayworth (R-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), John Larson (D-CT), Tom Marino (R-PA), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), William Owens (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Gibson.
- H.R. 3612 (112th) Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2011
- H.R. 3709 (112th) War Powers Reform Act
- H.R. 1609 (112th) War Powers Reform Act of 2011
- H.R. 3769 (112th) Irene and Lee Tax Relief Storm Recovery Act
- H.R. 2856 (112th) To provide assistance for agricultural producers adversely affected by damaging weather and other conditions relating to Hurricane Irene.
- H.R. 4096 (112th) STORAGE 2012 Act
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.