House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Legally Binding Budget Act of 2011
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 7, 2011
- Committee actionJan 23, 2012
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 31, 2012 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 260.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3575.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3575, Legally Binding Budget Act of 2012” on January 27, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Rules on January 23, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 27, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42947
- CBO publication date
- January 27, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3575, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3575
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 112-379 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Rules Committee on January 31, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 31, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/379
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3575, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3575
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
14b8ef1de4fe727db2a69df2dd7f2b5c965334573b983538c30a98d9e27a9f52
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BLACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H8261):Article I, Section 9, Clause 7.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3575, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3575
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
14b8ef1de4fe727db2a69df2dd7f2b5c965334573b983538c30a98d9e27a9f52
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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
18 cosponsors — 18 Republicans
0 of 18 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), John Duncan (R-TN), Bill Flores (R-TX), Nan Hayworth (R-NY), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), John Kline (R-MN), James Lankford (R-OK), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Paul Ryan (R-WI), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Todd Young (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
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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.