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House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011

H.R. 942Introduced Mar 8, 2011Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Brady R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 8, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 942.

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. 942, 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

106 cosponsors — 61 Republicans, 45 Democrats

45 of 106 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Rick Berg (R-ND), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), John Carter (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), David Cicilline (D-RI), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Howard Coble (R-NC), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Mark Critz (D-PA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Robert Dold (R-IL), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA) and 76 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Brady.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-8 district

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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.