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House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

S.O.S Act

H.R. 6311Introduced Aug 2, 2012Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Donna Edwards D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 3, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6311.

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. 6311, 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

32 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 29 Democrats

3 of 32 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Karen Bass (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), John Conyers (D-MI), Danny Davis (D-IL), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Bob Filner (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), William Keating (D-MA), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), James Moran (D-VA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), John Olver (D-MA), Laura Richardson (D-CA), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), John Tierney (D-MA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and 2 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donna Edwards.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-4 district

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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.