House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes.
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Rooney R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 26, 2011
- Committee actionFeb 28, 2012
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 5, 2012 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 511.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 511.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-691 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on September 28, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 28, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/691
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 511, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/511
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
74f354c1b380c20ce7f53f51fe04c892d68f61430c8f8040c7e2cf79709c239c
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. ROONEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H513):Article 1 Section 8: ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with Indian Tribes;''Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 121 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 511, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/511
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
74f354c1b380c20ce7f53f51fe04c892d68f61430c8f8040c7e2cf79709c239c
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 (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 511, last updated April 7, 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
16 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 16 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Howard Berman (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Rivera (R-FL), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Allen West (R-FL), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), C. W. Young (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Rooney.
- H.R. 1791 (112th) To designate the United States courthouse under construction at 101 South United States Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the "Alto Lee…
- H.R. 347 (112th) Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011
- H.R. 3637 (112th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Old Dixie Highway in Jupiter, Florida, as the "Roy Schallern…
- H.R. 1498 (112th) Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2011
- H.Con.Res. 57 (112th) Expressing the sense of Congress that the President is in violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of United States Armed…
- H.R. 2099 (112th) Natural Disaster Mitigation 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.