House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 5, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 6, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1746.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BALDWIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3110):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 133 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1746, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1746
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
314250603401cb2b667452481bfc4024689f19da4ed8ded94d33132c02799eac
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. 1746, 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
26 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 25 Democrats
1 of 26 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), William Keating (D-MA), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Edward Markey (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Pete Stark (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tammy Baldwin.
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- H.R. 3903 (112th) Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012
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- H.J.Res. 47 (112th) Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
- H.R. 1448 (112th) Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act of 2011
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.