House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-51
Removal Clarification Act of 2011
Became law on Nov 9, 2011.
Sponsor: Rep. Henry Johnson D-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 20, 2011
- Committee actionJan 26, 2011
- Passed HouseFeb 28, 2011 · 396–4
- Passed SenateOct 31, 2011 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 4, 2011
- Became lawNov 9, 2011
Latest action: Nov 9, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 112-51.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 368.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 368, Removal Clarification Act of 2011” on February 4, 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 4, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/22020
- CBO publication date
- February 4, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 368, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/368
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 368, Removal Clarification Act of 2011” on October 31, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 13, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 31, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42703
- CBO publication date
- October 31, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 368, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/368
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7d897254dbc3bc230d8f987eb786b6082edfc6ef6c8367689d5e00a2fa027227
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. 112-17 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 17, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/17
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 368, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/368
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7d897254dbc3bc230d8f987eb786b6082edfc6ef6c8367689d5e00a2fa027227
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H396):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 9 and 18.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 39 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 368, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/368
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7d897254dbc3bc230d8f987eb786b6082edfc6ef6c8367689d5e00a2fa027227
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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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
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.