House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-63
Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011
Became law on Dec 7, 2011.
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 24, 2011
- Committee actionJan 26, 2011
- Passed HouseFeb 28, 2011 · 402–0
- Passed SenateOct 31, 2011 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesNov 18, 2011
- To the PresidentDec 2, 2011
- Became lawDec 7, 2011
Latest action: Dec 7, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 112-63.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 394.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 394, Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue 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/22021
- CBO publication date
- February 4, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 394, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/394
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a269ad49c8412d47eef021982787cc9bb7e8498691feadb22da68e90ca638c85
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 394, Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue 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/42704
- CBO publication date
- October 31, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 394, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/394
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a269ad49c8412d47eef021982787cc9bb7e8498691feadb22da68e90ca638c85
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. 112-10 ↗.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/10
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 394, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/394
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a269ad49c8412d47eef021982787cc9bb7e8498691feadb22da68e90ca638c85
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. SMITH of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H434):Clause 9 and Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution; and Section 1 of Article III of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 119 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 394, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/394
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a269ad49c8412d47eef021982787cc9bb7e8498691feadb22da68e90ca638c85
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 394, 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
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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Howard Coble (R-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), Henry Johnson (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
- H.R. 6063 (112th) Child Protection Act of 2012
- H.R. 6029 (112th) Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012
- H.R. 1249 (112th) Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
- H.R. 5949 (112th) FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
- H.R. 6215 (112th) To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution.
- H.R. 2944 (112th) United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011
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.