House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 24, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 24, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3242.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STARK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7008):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3242, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3242
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f72ea8070c2a579fea60c255b806974bcba567585643535b8cd8fff26c42cbc8
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. 3242, 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
22 cosponsors — 22 Democrats
0 of 22 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Danny Davis (D-IL), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Bob Filner (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), James McGovern (D-MA), James Moran (D-VA), John Olver (D-MA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pete Stark.
- H.R. 1681 (112th) Every Child Deserves a Family Act
- H.R. 1978 (112th) Recovering Missing Children Act
- H.R. 4379 (112th) Women's Option to Raise Kids Act
- H.R. 413 (112th) Defense and Deficit Reduction Act
- H.R. 2981 (112th) Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act
- H.R. 1985 (112th) Small Business Tax Equity 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.