House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 15, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 812.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FILNER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1252):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 812, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/812
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5239b151febdf7c80685b8f48eb9b4becccb923dd6a30e94da52ce80d37a38c1
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. 812, 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
72 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 58 Democrats
14 of 72 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
Jason Altmire (D-PA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), John Barrow (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mark Critz (D-PA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Barney Frank (D-MA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), James Himes (D-CT), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and 42 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Filner.
- H.R. 802 (112th) A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a VetStar Award Program.
- H.R. 1484 (112th) Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011
- H.R. 1263 (112th) To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage…
- H.R. 719 (112th) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
- H.R. 718 (112th) Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2011
- H.R. 23 (112th) Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II 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.