House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
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. 2962.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. REED, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6233):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress as stated in Article I, Section 7, and Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 173 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2962, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
777ef4c2145a0ddcb271250d9088a889d10841f15050ae9291f815ac75bb86cb
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 December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2962, last updated December 6, 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
73 cosponsors — 44 Republicans, 29 Democrats
29 of 73 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Jason Altmire (D-PA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Rick Berg (R-ND), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Diane Black (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Paul Broun (R-GA), Ann Buerkle (R-NY), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Mark Critz (D-PA), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Charles Dent (R-PA), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Richard Hanna (R-NY) and 43 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Reed.
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- H.J.Res. 98 (112th) Relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title…
- H.J.Res. 77 (112th) Relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title…
- H.Con.Res. 96 (112th) Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.
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.