House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 18, 2011
- Committee actionDec 1, 2011
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 12, 2012 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 480.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3479.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-666 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on September 12, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 12, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/666
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3479, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3479
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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 Mrs. BIGGERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7891):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3479, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3479
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a6e1a885ee3055cf601a979577a0b64f6a4b23c11de54ae8575532cf866b1f45
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 (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3479, last updated April 7, 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
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Hall (R-TX), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Lamar Smith (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Judy Biggert.
- H.R. 33 (112th) Church Plan Investment Clarification Act
- H.R. 5740 (112th) National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act
- H.R. 2446 (112th) RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act of 2012
- H.R. 1309 (112th) Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011
- H.R. 4264 (112th) FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012
- H.R. 4628 (112th) Interest Rate Reduction 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.