1HOUSE · FEB 27, 2012
House agreed to the Senate version
388–3AGREED
R 224–2 D 164–1
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment · roll 73 · 42 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-98
Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011
Became law on Mar 8, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Rooney R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 19, 2011
- Committee actionJan 26, 2011
- Passed HouseFeb 28, 2011 · 399–3
- Passed SenateFeb 6, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesFeb 27, 2012 · House agreed 388–3
- To the PresidentMar 1, 2012
- Became lawMar 8, 2012
Latest action: Mar 8, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-98.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 347.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 347, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011” on February 2, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 26, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 2, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/22014
- CBO publication date
- February 2, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 347, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/347
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c08395a8219103f208942b02174d1e165b2811329584e4450942966e02fedf5c
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 347, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011” on January 13, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 17, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 13, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42841
- CBO publication date
- January 13, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 347, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/347
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c08395a8219103f208942b02174d1e165b2811329584e4450942966e02fedf5c
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-9 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 17, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/9
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 347, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/347
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c08395a8219103f208942b02174d1e165b2811329584e4450942966e02fedf5c
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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. ROONEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H356):Article I, Section 8: 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 August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 252 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 347, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/347
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c08395a8219103f208942b02174d1e165b2811329584e4450942966e02fedf5c
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 347, last updated August 10, 2026. 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
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 347. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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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.