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House resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Disapproving of the President's appointment of four officers or employees of the United States during a period when no recess of the Congress for a period of more than three days was authorized by concurrent resolution and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that those appointments were made in violation of the Constitution.

H.Res. 509Introduced Jan 10, 2012Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Diane Black R-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 25, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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

126 cosponsors — 126 Republicans

0 of 126 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Sandy Adams (R-FL), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Steve Austria (R-OH), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Rick Berg (R-ND), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Mike Coffman (R-CO), K. Conaway (R-TX), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), John Duncan (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Stephen Fincher (R-TN) and 96 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Diane Black.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-6 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.