House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Timothy Walz D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 14, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 14, 2011 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. 3236.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6978):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3236, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3236
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
81a8dc17411404cd6ef03e834e36084b5c9b4422ae440e646787c7c58fc4664e
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3236, last updated September 8, 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
24 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 22 Democrats
2 of 24 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Sam Farr (D-CA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ron Kind (D-WI), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), David Loebsack (D-IA), Ben Luján (D-NM), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Michael Michaud (D-ME), James Moran (D-VA), William Owens (D-NY), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), David Scott (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Timothy Walz.
- H.R. 3670 (112th) To require the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
- H.R. 1025 (112th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status…
- H.R. 1148 (112th) Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act
- H.R. 865 (112th) Veteran Employment Transition Act of 2011
- H.R. 1855 (112th) Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011
- H.R. 3144 (112th) Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements 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.