House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 14, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 18, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3211.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BASS of New Hampshire, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6977):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 41 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3211, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3211
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c36ac7501ce0a4c0d1ff85fb948e2d4054e4d53f6b4e9e534870cb07c6523632
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. 3211, 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 — 11 Republicans
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Culberson (R-TX), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), John Kline (R-MN), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Robert Latta (R-OH), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Mike Rogers (R-MI), Aaron Schock (R-IL), John Shimkus (R-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Bass.
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- H.R. 1756 (112th) National Oilheat Research Alliance Reauthorization Act of 2011
- H.R. 6438 (112th) Member Pay Reduction and Responsibility Act of 2012
- H.R. 1591 (112th) SERVE Act of 2011
- H.R. 4017 (112th) Smart Energy Act
- H.R. 3342 (112th) Affordable Medicines Utilization 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.