House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

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H.R. 3596Introduced Dec 7, 2011Policy area: Commerce

Sponsor: Rep. Timothy Bishop D-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedDec 7, 2011
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 9, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3596.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BISHOP of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H8261):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
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H.R. 3596, 112th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
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September 25, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 6, 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

138 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 132 Democrats

6 of 138 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mark Critz (D-PA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and 108 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Timothy Bishop.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-1 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.