House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 26, 2011
- Committee actionJul 20, 2011
- Passed HouseOct 24, 2011 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 13, 2012 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 461.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 461, South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act” on August 26, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 20, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 26, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41162
- CBO publication date
- August 26, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 461, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/461
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
735e50e2e5c6407134dc16bb2ec041759e12beee28a55dc8f666b3e5a4811115
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 461, South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act” on December 22, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 10, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42807
- CBO publication date
- December 22, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 461, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/461
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
735e50e2e5c6407134dc16bb2ec041759e12beee28a55dc8f666b3e5a4811115
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 112-130 ↗; H. Rept. 112-217 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 13, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/SRPT/130
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/217 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 461, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/461
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
735e50e2e5c6407134dc16bb2ec041759e12beee28a55dc8f666b3e5a4811115
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. CHAFFETZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H510):This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers granted to Congress under the 10th Amendment.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 89 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 461, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/461
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
735e50e2e5c6407134dc16bb2ec041759e12beee28a55dc8f666b3e5a4811115
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. 461, last updated September 8, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
- H.R. 665 (112th) Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2012
- H.R. 3012 (112th) Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011
- H.R. 4484 (112th) Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act
- H.R. 828 (112th) Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2012
- H.R. 2560 (112th) Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011
- H.R. 460 (112th) Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act
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.