House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-92
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 18, 2011
- Committee actionNov 3, 2011
- Passed HouseDec 6, 2011 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJan 23, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJan 26, 2012
- Became lawFeb 1, 2012
Latest action: Feb 1, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-92.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3237.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3237, SOAR Technical Corrections Act” on November 30, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 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/42733
- CBO publication date
- November 30, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3237, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3237
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-315 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on December 6, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 6, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/315
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3237, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3237
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. GOWDY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6983):Clause 17 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States grants the Congress the power to enact this law. (To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District. . . .)Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 212 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3237, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3237
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
caba9ada94da78869f16c1a40cb9d7bf57596dd28d82d6dff1444caa61c2e0bf
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3237, last updated April 21, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Trey Gowdy.
- H.R. 2076 (112th) Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012
- H.R. 6620 (112th) Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012
- H.R. 2534 (112th) Ensuring America's Promises Act of 2011
- H.R. 2926 (112th) National Labor Relations Reorganization Act of 2011
- H.R. 1894 (112th) Military Commissions Guilty Plea Adjustment Act
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.