House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. John Sullivan R-OKWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 26, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 9, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 451.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SULLIVAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H510):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ``The Congress shall have Power To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 166 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 451, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/451
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2f6119d8ef03c37d39315402718dceb975605325a14be73f7538e2cd4d2b2b61
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. 451, 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
65 cosponsors — 37 Republicans, 28 Democrats
28 of 65 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Barton (R-TX), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Tom Graves (R-GA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Bill Johnson (R-OH) and 35 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Sullivan.
- H.R. 2401 (112th) Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011
- H.R. 2681 (112th) Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011
- H.R. 735 (112th) Government Neutrality in Contracting Act
- H.R. 1380 (112th) New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011
- H.R. 1278 (112th) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating the…
- H.R. 1705 (112th) Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation 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.