House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Mick Mulvaney R-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 22, 2011
- Committee actionNov 3, 2011
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 19, 2011 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 225.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3029.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3029, Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011” on December 22, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 3, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42790
- CBO publication date
- December 22, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3029, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3029
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-334 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on December 20, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 20, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/334
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3029, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3029
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
34939b600c0215d827956333bd8d33d9cd406147c9888b0c64fe8b81e9247465
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MULVANEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6414):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 263 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3029, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3029
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
34939b600c0215d827956333bd8d33d9cd406147c9888b0c64fe8b81e9247465
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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
39 cosponsors — 38 Republicans, 1 other
0 of 39 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Ann Buerkle (R-NY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tom Graves (R-GA), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Andy Harris (R-MD), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Jeffrey Landry (R-LA), Connie Mack (R-FL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Reid Ribble (R-WI) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mick Mulvaney.
- H.R. 3893 (112th) Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012
- H.R. 4256 (112th) Pool Safety and Accessibility for Everyone (Pool SAFE) Act
- H.R. 4064 (112th) Keeping Promises to Taxpayers Act of 2012
- H.R. 6470 (112th) PESTT Act
- H.R. 3580 (112th) Balancing Our Obligations for the Long-Term Act of 2011
- H.R. 4354 (112th) To extend the temporary reduction of duty on 4-Propylbenzaldehyde.
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.