House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
BARN Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 16, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 2, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3443.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KINGSTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7714):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 The Congress shall have the Power . . . To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 195 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3443, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3443
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
03a4139536fc5e58b14df6485ae5b405471f670613783aa38095ce0ddaebfaf5
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. 3443, 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
7 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Ann Buerkle (R-NY), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), John Shimkus (R-IL), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jack Kingston.
- H.R. 2112 (112th) Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
- H.R. 5973 (112th) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
- H.R. 3444 (112th) Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2011
- H.R. 2041 (112th) Returning to Responsible Fiscal Policies Act
- H.R. 3601 (112th) Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act
- H.R. 1403 (112th) Point Peter Study 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.