House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 2, 2011
- Committee actionMar 9, 2011
- Passed HouseMar 31, 2011 · 292–130
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 21, 2011 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 872.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011” on March 11, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on March 9, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 11, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/22058
- CBO publication date
- March 11, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 872, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e027a7aa5d91fc67a9e88acafc6822e123cb3caed620739e20823dcff549362b
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011” on March 21, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 16, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 21, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/22070
- CBO publication date
- March 21, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 872, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e027a7aa5d91fc67a9e88acafc6822e123cb3caed620739e20823dcff549362b
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011” on June 23, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on June 21, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 23, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41537
- CBO publication date
- June 23, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 872, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e027a7aa5d91fc67a9e88acafc6822e123cb3caed620739e20823dcff549362b
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 112-43,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 112-43,Part 2 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 21, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/43
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/43 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 872, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e027a7aa5d91fc67a9e88acafc6822e123cb3caed620739e20823dcff549362b
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GIBBS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H1524-H1525):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 872, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e027a7aa5d91fc67a9e88acafc6822e123cb3caed620739e20823dcff549362b
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 872, last updated July 2, 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
137 cosponsors — 107 Republicans, 30 Democrats
30 of 137 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.
Jason Altmire (D-PA), Steve Austria (R-OH), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Lou Barletta (R-PA), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Rick Berg (R-ND), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Dan Burton (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), Eric Crawford (R-AR) and 107 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Gibbs.
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.