House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 15, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 593.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OLSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H600):Article 1, 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 this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. (Necessary and Proper Regulations to Effectuate Powers).Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 358 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 593, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/593
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
51036e7c82f79502ce88222933022a85e70b8087be8099f3c55791396e452a68
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. 593, 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
34 cosponsors — 34 Republicans
0 of 34 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Steve Austria (R-OH), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dan Burton (R-IN), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), John Kline (R-MN), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), James Lankford (R-OK), Robert Latta (R-OH), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), David McKinley (R-WV), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Ron Paul (R-TX), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Martha Roby (R-AL) and 4 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pete Olson.
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- H.Res. 836 (112th) Providing for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Thirteenth…
- H.R. 3269 (112th) Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011
- H.R. 2960 (112th) National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act
- H.R. 1341 (112th) Establishing Public Accountability Act of 2011
- H.R. 3511 (112th) Cardiac Arrest Survival 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.