House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Wireless Innovation and Public Safety Act of 2011

H.R. 3509Introduced Nov 29, 2011Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Sponsor: Rep. Henry Waxman D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedNov 29, 2011
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 9, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3509.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WAXMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7928):
Clause 3 of section 8 of article I, and clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution
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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.

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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

10 cosponsors — 10 Democrats

0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Donna Christensen (D-VI), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Edward Markey (D-MA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-30 district

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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.