House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Half in Ten Act of 2011
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 1, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 3, 2011 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7262)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3300.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LEE of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7208):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 224 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3300, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3300
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
991837c28efb44266e260016011a016fa7e31f47f4697f2392437068a471f3c9
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. 3300, 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
69 cosponsors — 69 Democrats
0 of 69 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), David Cicilline (D-RI), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Bob Filner (D-CA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and 39 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2954 (112th) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011
- H.R. 780 (112th) Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act
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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.