House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 25, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 7, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 420.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. REHBERG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H471):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``The Congress shall have Power * * * 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.'' Second Amendment: ``A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 967 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 420, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/420
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e7a842cbba317e58050bbe5289322540335830ca5fe2cb761df81f183c05eed8
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 420, last updated August 14, 2025. 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
230 cosponsors — 196 Republicans, 34 Democrats
34 of 230 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Steve Austria (R-OH), Joe Baca (D-CA), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Lou Barletta (R-PA), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rick Berg (R-ND), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA) and 200 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Denny Rehberg.
- H.R. 4606 (112th) To authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1158 (112th) Montana Mineral Conveyance Act
- H.R. 412 (112th) Kids Just Want to Ride Act
- H.R. 509 (112th) To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that Act shall not apply to the gray wolf (canis lupus).
- H.R. 1358 (112th) REFUND Act
- H.R. 3243 (112th) Common Sense Deficit Reduction 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.