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 28, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3243.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. REHBERG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7008):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 7.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 82 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3243, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3243
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5e127fa1e8859ea1f5bac7a65cda9749067a4c847f03611b16ee316e2a07ea1a
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. 3243, 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
26 cosponsors — 26 Republicans
0 of 26 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Paul Broun (R-GA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), John Duncan (R-TN), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Billy Long (R-MO), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Ron Paul (R-TX), Tom Price (R-GA), Austin Scott (R-GA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Lee Terry (R-NE), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Steve Womack (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Denny Rehberg.
- H.R. 4606 (112th) To authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1158 (112th) Montana Mineral Conveyance Act
- H.R. 420 (112th) Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2011
- H.R. 412 (112th) Kids Just Want to Ride Act
- H.R. 509 (112th) To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that Act shall not apply to the gray wolf (canis lupus).
- H.R. 1358 (112th) REFUND 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.