House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 23, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 23, 2011 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3040.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TIPTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6456):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to the power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of the United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 375 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3040, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3040
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3040, last updated March 23, 2026. 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
15 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 15 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Ben Luján (D-NM), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Jared Polis (D-CO), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Scott Tipton.
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- H.R. 2621 (112th) Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act
- H.R. 2815 (112th) To revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.
- H.R. 6089 (112th) Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012
- H.R. 4381 (112th) Planning for American Energy Act of 2012
- H.R. 1074 (112th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate income tax rate to 10 percent and to lower the rate of tax on capital…
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.