House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Honest Budget Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 14, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 14, 2011 — Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3414.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7578):Article I of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to appropriate funds from the Treasury, pay the obligations of and raise revenue for the Federal Government, and publish statements and accounts of all financial transactions. By law, Congress is also obligated to write a budget representing its plan to carry out these transactions in the forthcoming fiscal years. While the President is required to propose his administration's budget requests for Congress' consideration, Congress is solely responsible for writing the laws that raise revenues, appropriate funds, and prioritize taxpayer dollars within an overall federal budget. The budget resolution is the only legislative vehicle…Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 1,376 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3414, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3414
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
598d085ca960f236345649eba408457afa1079f6643cf03dd75a2215c950eea1
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3414, last updated September 8, 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
6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Nan Hayworth (R-NY), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Austin Scott (R-GA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Huizenga.
- H.R. 4014 (112th) To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
- H.R. 3634 (112th) Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011
- H.R. 5646 (112th) Homeland Security Respect for Life Act
- H.R. 4323 (112th) Consumer Mortgage Choice Act
- H.R. 3819 (112th) Health Freedom for Seniors Act
- H.R. 977 (112th) Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation 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.