House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 11, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 27, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6101.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CHU, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4827):Pursuant to Article 1, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 33 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6101, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6101
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2126b6981a5c3f8519f92eb3f3b6c95287326c7f50a5057068b836e685262465
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. 6101, 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
16 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 15 Democrats
1 of 16 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Bob Filner (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jared Polis (D-CO), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Laura Richardson (D-CA), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Pete Stark (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Judy Chu.
- H.Res. 683 (112th) Expressing the regret of the House of Representatives for the passage of laws that adversely affected the Chinese in the United States…
- H.Res. 621 (112th) Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant…
- H.Res. 243 (112th) Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.
- H.Res. 282 (112th) Expressing the regret of the House of Representatives for the passage of discriminatory laws against the Chinese in the United States…
- H.R. 2902 (112th) Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2011
- H.R. 2637 (112th) DIPLOMA 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.