House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Supreme Court Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Murphy D-CTWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 1, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 21, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 862.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1456):The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may not be limited to, Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 98 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 862, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/862
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e10337a18028c7a8a77108abc375fa051e69bfb17734363e9165aaa947d39b2f
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. 862, 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
32 cosponsors — 32 Democrats
0 of 32 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Steve Israel (D-NY), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), John Olver (D-MA), Jared Polis (D-CO), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Pete Stark (D-CA), John Tierney (D-MA) and 2 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Murphy.
- H.Res. 833 (112th) Condemning the horrific attacks in Newtown, Connecticut and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by this tragedy.
- H.R. 5625 (112th) Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act
- H.R. 1354 (112th) American Jobs Matter Act of 2011
- H.R. 1300 (112th) Billy's Law
- H.Con.Res. 91 (112th) Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many United States postal facilities for all people in the United States in particular…
- H.R. 3516 (112th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare payment for long-term care hospital services.
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.