House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 18, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 18, 2011 — Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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. 3480.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7891):Article I, Section 6, Clause 1, of the U.S. Constitution: The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 216 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3480, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3480
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a4aa80bfc37912cf5ae3c363de7fc3548fd3439aa30a5cd698fb00677eb7c4c3
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. 3480, 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
15 cosponsors — 15 Republicans
0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Howard Coble (R-NC), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Jeffrey Landry (R-LA), David McKinley (R-WV), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Benjamin Quayle (R-AZ), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Martha Roby (R-AL), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Joe Walsh (R-IL), Kevin Yoder (R-KS).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Griffin.
- H.R. 3869 (112th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the "Sidney…
- H.R. 3870 (112th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6083 Highway 36 West in Rose Bud, Arkansas, as the "Nicky 'Nick'…
- H.R. 4078 (112th) Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act
- H.R. 1181 (112th) Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2011
- H.R. 3481 (112th) Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011
- H.R. 3194 (112th) Job Creation and Regulatory Freeze 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.