House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-44
United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011
Became law on Oct 21, 2011.
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 15, 2011
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 20, 2011 · 415–0
- Passed SenateOct 6, 2011 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 12, 2011
- To the PresidentOct 13, 2011
- Became lawOct 21, 2011
Latest action: Oct 21, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 112-44.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2944.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6232):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2944, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2944
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 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 July 2, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2944, last updated July 2, 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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
John Conyers (D-MI), Robert Scott (D-VA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
- H.R. 6063 (112th) Child Protection Act of 2012
- H.R. 6029 (112th) Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012
- H.R. 1249 (112th) Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
- H.R. 5949 (112th) FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
- H.R. 394 (112th) Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011
- H.R. 6215 (112th) To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution.
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.