House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 21, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 25, 2012 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2997.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LONG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6343):Article I, Section I Article I, Section 8, Clause 9.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 52 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2997, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2997
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1baf81c865b7a2e6920b7dd32b0f8a6d0cd66e7663538629bcbb0a88c7f8296e
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 August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2997, last updated August 14, 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
117 cosponsors — 113 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 117 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rick Berg (R-ND), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ann Buerkle (R-NY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), John Carter (R-TX), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Stephen Fincher (R-TN) and 87 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Billy Long.
- H.R. 2426 (112th) To amend title 23, United States Code, to limit claims in connection with decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway…
- H.R. 3057 (112th) Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2011
- H.R. 3058 (112th) FEMA Flexibility Act of 2011
- H.Con.Res. 41 (112th) Expressing support for designation of the third Saturday in April as "National Auctioneers Day".
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.