1HOUSE · MAR 27, 2012
Passed the House
247–174PASSED
R 235–0 D 12–174
On Passage · roll 138 · 10 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012
Sponsor: Rep. Greg Walden R-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 2, 2011
- Committee actionMar 6, 2012
- Passed HouseMar 27, 2012 · 247–174
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 28, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3309.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3309, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012” on March 19, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 6, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 19, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43110
- CBO publication date
- March 19, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3309, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3309
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-414 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on March 19, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 19, 2012 ↗
Evidence
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/414
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3309, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3309
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. WALDEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7256):This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, which empowers Congress to regulate Commerce among the several States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 169 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3309, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3309
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
5 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 3309. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (4) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (4 House). Tap to show.
Mostly votes on amendments (3 of 4). They came during the House’s run of votes on Mar 27. Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Amendment 1 to H.R. 3309On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Mar 27, 2012 · roll 134R 18–216 D 178–3196–219Failed
- Amendment 2 to H.R. 3309On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Mar 27, 2012 · roll 135R 5–230 D 174–8179–238Failed
- Amendment 4 to H.R. 3309On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Mar 27, 2012 · roll 136R 13–220 D 181–2194–222Failed
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommit with instructionsHouse · Mar 27, 2012 · roll 137R 1–234 D 183–2184–236Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 5 of 5 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors — 9 Republicans
0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), John Kline (R-MN), Robert Latta (R-OH), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Lee Terry (R-NE).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Greg Walden.
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- H.Res. 22 (112th) Reducing the amount authorized for salaries and expenses of Member, committee, and leadership offices in 2011 and 2012.
- H.R. 2267 (112th) Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011
- H.R. 560 (112th) Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act
- H.R. 6635 (112th) TRICARE Protection 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.