House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for the use of offices of Members of Congress.

H.R. 292Introduced Jan 12, 2011Policy area: Congress

Where it went

IntroducedJan 12, 2011
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseJan 18, 2011 · 399–0
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 25, 2011 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 292.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LEE of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H203):
Article 1, Section 5, Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings.
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 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

15 cosponsors — 15 Republicans

0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Kevin Brady (R-TX), Paul Broun (R-GA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Ron Paul (R-TX), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Bill Posey (R-FL), Tom Reed (R-NY), Aaron Schock (R-IL), Pete Sessions (R-TX).

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-26 district

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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.