House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 4, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 711.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HIRONO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H923):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . .Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 215 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 711, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/711
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- 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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 711, last updated March 23, 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
25 cosponsors — 25 Democrats
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Ben Luján (D-NM), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Price (D-NC), Laura Richardson (D-CA), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mazie Hirono.
- H.Res. 839 (112th) Relating to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from the State of Hawaii.
- H.R. 1250 (112th) Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2011
- H.Res. 837 (112th) Relating to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from the State of Hawaii.
- H.R. 1692 (112th) Asthma Management Plans in School Act
- H.R. 1342 (112th) Local Taxpayer Relief Act
- H.R. 2794 (112th) Continuum of Learning 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.