House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-35
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 15, 2011
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 21, 2011 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 23, 2011 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentSep 27, 2011
- Became lawSep 30, 2011
Latest action: Sep 30, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 112-35.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2943.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6232):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 145 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2943, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2943
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e23b8bf04485f5561a7ee2af27f281d53f8d88ac0e5ae6dff32251ffbac51e41
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2943, last updated September 8, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Geoff Davis.
- H.R. 2883 (112th) Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act
- H.R. 10 (112th) Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011
- H.R. 3339 (112th) Standard DATA Act
- H.R. 1706 (112th) Commercial Motor Vehicle Advanced Safety Technology Tax Act of 2011
- H.R. 2461 (112th) Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011
- H.R. 3729 (112th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.
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.