1HOUSE · JUL 31, 2012
Passed the House
261–116PASSED
R 95–115 D 166–1
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 537 · 54 not voting
Senate bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-166
Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011
Became law on Aug 10, 2012.
Sponsor: Sen. Charles Schumer D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 2011
- Committee actionApr 13, 2011
- Passed SenateJun 29, 2011 · 79–20
- Passed HouseJul 31, 2012 · 261–116
- To the PresidentAug 2, 2012
- Became lawAug 10, 2012
Latest action: Aug 10, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-166.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 679.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 679, Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011” on May 2, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 13, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 2, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/22125
- CBO publication date
- May 2, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 679, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/679
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 112-24 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 13, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 13, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/SRPT/24
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 679, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/679
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4adbc02715eab925b1d7a6aafe984453c9e1199f8af743295c3d112010741d8d
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on S. 679. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
17 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 9 Democrats, 1 independent
7 of 17 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Scott Brown (R-MA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Susan Collins (R-ME), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Patty Murray (D-WA), John Reed (D-RI), Harry Reid (D-NV), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Charles Schumer.
- S.Res. 116 (112th) A resolution to provide for expedited Senate consideration of certain nominations subject to advice and consent.
- S.Res. 81 (112th) An original resolution authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2011, through September 30, 2011, and…
- S.Con.Res. 4 (112th) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National Cemetery should…
- S. 1721 (112th) SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act of 2011
- S.Res. 369 (112th) A resolution congratulating the New York Giants for winning Super Bowl XLVI.
- S.Res. 478 (112th) A resolution commemorating the 200th anniversary of the chartering of Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.
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.