House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Jobs Through Growth Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 10, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 29, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3400.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARRETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7406):Title I of this legislation will reduce the tax burden of American families and businesses. Congress is granted this power by Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution. The Spending Clause states that Congress ``shall have the Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the debts and provide for the general Welfare of the United States . . .'' Title II and Title III of this legislation will reduce the federal regulatory burden that has hampered the ability to create jobs and produce energy in the United States. Congress is granted this power by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution. The Commerce Clause states that Congress ``shall have power to…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 1,260 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3400, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3400
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e73b8e970f51c8e7eca552e8c01bd778aa43397fe2818cadcc9bc6ba8f20c7ab
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. 3400, 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
59 cosponsors — 59 Republicans
0 of 59 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Paul Broun (R-GA), John Campbell (R-CA), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tom Graves (R-GA), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Jim Jordan (R-OH), John Kline (R-MN), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and 29 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.