House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 4, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 840.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1392):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to the Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 209 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 840, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/840
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b6899627e6cbed7d2fb0954d1a560d7fe964109ad200b23a62fd94cd139a92a1
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. 840, 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
29 cosponsors — 29 Republicans
0 of 29 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Paul Broun (R-GA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Bill Flores (R-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Jeffrey Landry (R-LA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), Tom McClintock (R-CA), David McKinley (R-WV), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Reid Ribble (R-WI), E. Rigell (R-VA), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Edward Whitfield (R-KY).
More from the sponsor
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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.