House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Building American Jobs Act of 2011
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 10, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 10, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 992.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LEVIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1725):The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Sections 7 and 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 158 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 992, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/992
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 992, 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
21 cosponsors — 21 Democrats
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), John Dingell (D-MI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Ron Kind (D-WI), John Larson (D-CT), John Lewis (D-GA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Pete Stark (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sander Levin.
- H.R. 639 (112th) Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
- H.R. 3743 (112th) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011
- H.R. 15 (112th) Middle Class Tax Cut Act
- H.R. 5974 (112th) Invest in America Now Act of 2012
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- H.R. 16 (112th) Sensible Estate Tax Relief Act of 2012
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.