House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 3, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 791.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H1179-H1180):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution (Clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoing powers.Source: Congress.gov, record updated June 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 406 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 791, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/791
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 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 June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
36 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 26 Democrats
10 of 36 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.
Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Boren (D-OK), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Dan Burton (R-IN), John Carney (D-DE), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Judy Chu (D-CA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Bob Filner (D-CA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Michael Honda (D-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), David Loebsack (D-IA), Tom Marino (R-PA), James McGovern (D-MA), James Moran (D-VA), William Owens (D-NY), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Jon Runyan (R-NJ), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Loretta Sanchez.
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- H.Res. 29 (112th) Calling for Internet freedom in Vietnam.
- H.R. 1109 (112th) GENIUS Act
- H.R. 1928 (112th) Women's Fair and Equal Right to Military Service Act
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.