House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 22, 2011
- Committee actionNov 3, 2011
- Passed HouseDec 2, 2011 · 253–167
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 5, 2011 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3010.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3010, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011” on November 30, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 3, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 30, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42764
- CBO publication date
- November 30, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3010, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3010
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 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: H. Rept. 112-294 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on November 22, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 22, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/294
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3010, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3010
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d48038b07a5775cfb7a4f43a06038e10b76ce1042cfdeb2dce51fd966e46b36a
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6414):Article I, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, and Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, including, but not limited to, Clauses 1, 3 and 18.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 167 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3010, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3010
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d48038b07a5775cfb7a4f43a06038e10b76ce1042cfdeb2dce51fd966e46b36a
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
36 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 36 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), Steve Austria (R-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Howard Coble (R-NC), K. Conaway (R-TX), Jim Costa (D-CA), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA), John Kline (R-MN), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Jim Matheson (D-UT), John Mica (R-FL), Mike Pence (R-IN), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Benjamin Quayle (R-AZ) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
- H.R. 6063 (112th) Child Protection Act of 2012
- H.R. 6029 (112th) Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012
- H.R. 1249 (112th) Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
- H.R. 5949 (112th) FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
- H.R. 394 (112th) Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011
- H.R. 6215 (112th) To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution.
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.