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 Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3481.
- 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 8 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 41 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3481, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3481
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a352e55974578ca80694f130729b89ba915c59f88b069cbc770497924796f83
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. 3481, 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
20 cosponsors — 20 Republicans
0 of 20 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Jeffrey Landry (R-LA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Ron Paul (R-TX), Bill Posey (R-FL), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Joe Walsh (R-IL).
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. 3480 (112th) EPIC Act
- 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.