House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Jay Inslee D-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 21, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 19, 2012 — PERMISSION TO BE ADDED AS A COSPONSOR - Ms. Bonamici asked unanimous consent that she be added as a cosponsor of H.R. 2994 since the original sponsor is no longer a Member of Congress. Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2994.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. INSLEE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6343):The U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, the General Welfare Clause.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 72 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2994, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2994
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
121d49cb4bdc4abc2fe6d6cd99db9381c31f08c604ccf7f7139a14abf4244756
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. 2994, 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
11 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 10 Democrats
1 of 11 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Lois Capps (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jay Inslee.
- H.R. 3465 (112th) National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act
- H.R. 1847 (112th) Domestic Fuel for Enhancing National Security Act of 2011
- H.R. 2750 (112th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property.
- H.R. 2490 (112th) To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail.
- H.R. 1520 (112th) Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act
- H.R. 3703 (112th) FUTURE STEM Act
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.