House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 6, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 6, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3135.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6673):Because this legislation adjusts the formula the federal government uses to spend money on federal contracts, it is authorized by the Constitution under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, which grants Congress its spending power.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 226 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3135, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3135
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4d20978c0f027542e49c987eca77fdad6941020354a6a7933b6303d568abff06
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. 3135, 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
28 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 1 other
0 of 28 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Rick Berg (R-ND), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Robert Latta (R-OH), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Ron Paul (R-TX), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Dennis Ross (R-FL), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Tim Scott (R-SC), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Kevin Yoder (R-KS).
More from the sponsor
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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.