House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2011
- Committee actionJul 20, 2011
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 10, 2011 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 185.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 704.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 704, Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2011” on November 30, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 21, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 30, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42723
- CBO publication date
- November 30, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 704, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/704
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-275 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on November 10, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 10, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/275
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 704, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/704
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a9bc069892b332eaf5aebb62c6c8d85629ee25d02a63865894b57afad5a508ca
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODLATTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H923):Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which states that Congress has the power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 119 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 704, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/704
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a9bc069892b332eaf5aebb62c6c8d85629ee25d02a63865894b57afad5a508ca
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
43 cosponsors — 40 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 43 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), John Carter (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Mike Coffman (R-CO), K. Conaway (R-TX), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Nan Hayworth (R-NY), Wally Herger (R-CA), Robert Hurt (R-VA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA), John Kline (R-MN), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), David McKinley (R-WV), Gary Miller (R-CA), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Goodlatte.
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- H.J.Res. 1 (112th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 1439 (112th) Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011
- H.R. 2552 (112th) Identity Theft Improvement Act of 2011
- H.J.Res. 2 (112th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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.