House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 18, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 668.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H725):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 668, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/668
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
55f1e1a2db0352b25b24b2597931f57ba26dc9db9107aaad172498e481d5b438
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 668, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
41 cosponsors — 37 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 41 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
W. Akin (R-MO), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), John Garamendi (D-CA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Peter King (R-NY), Steve King (R-IA), John Kline (R-MN), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) and 11 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks.
- H.R. 2938 (112th) Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification Act
- H.R. 3803 (112th) District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
- H.R. 3541 (112th) Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012
- H.J.Res. 110 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
- H.Res. 732 (112th) Calling for the protection of the rights and freedoms of religious minorities in the Arab world.
- H.Res. 40 (112th) Celebrating the life of President Ronald Wilson Reagan on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
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.