House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 14, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 29, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3405.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TOWNS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7578):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, known as the ``General Welfare Clause.'' This provision grants Congress the broad power ``to pay the Debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States.'' \1\ \1\ Please note, pursuant to Article I, section 8, Congress has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 566 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3405, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3405
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3405, last updated March 23, 2026. 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
25 cosponsors — 25 Democrats
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joe Baca (D-CA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Bob Filner (D-CA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), David Loebsack (D-IA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), William Owens (D-NY), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Price (D-NC), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Pete Stark (D-CA), Linda Sánchez (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Edolphus Towns.
- H.R. 4053 (112th) Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012
- H.R. 3071 (112th) Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2011
- H.R. 1106 (112th) Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act
- H.R. 1449 (112th) Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2011
- H.R. 2159 (112th) PROSTATE Act
- H.R. 683 (112th) Urban Jobs 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.