House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 14, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 14, 2012 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6411.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ELLISON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6061):Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1,3 and 18.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 41 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6411, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6411
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 6411, 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 — 16 Democrats
0 of 16 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Michael Capuano (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), John Conyers (D-MI), Danny Davis (D-IL), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Bob Filner (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), James McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), John Olver (D-MA), Pete Stark (D-CA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Keith Ellison.
- H.Con.Res. 64 (112th) Expressing the sense of Congress that Social Security benefits should not be reduced.
- H.Res. 733 (112th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any deal replacing the Budget Control Act of 2011 should contain serious revenue…
- H.R. 3619 (112th) Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2011
- H.R. 3316 (112th) Voter Access Protection Act of 2011
- H.R. 1293 (112th) Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2011
- H.R. 3317 (112th) Same Day Voter Registration 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.