House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Charitable Agricultural Research Act

H.R. 2959Introduced Sep 15, 2011Policy area: Taxation

Sponsor: Rep. Devin Nunes R-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedSep 15, 2011
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 15, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2959.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NUNES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6232):
Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States.
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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

30 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 30 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.

Rick Berg (R-ND), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Timothy Johnson (R-IL), Ron Kind (D-WI), James Lankford (R-OK), Tom Latham (R-IA), John Lewis (D-GA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Candice Miller (R-MI), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Ted Poe (R-TX), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Aaron Schock (R-IL), Michael Simpson (R-ID), John Sullivan (R-OK), Scott Tipton (R-CO).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Devin Nunes.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-21 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.