House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 8, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 13, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3615.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PEARCE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H8319):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 64 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3615, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3615
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0481611a347cac18288fa1d71663ce4c285acb351e6cf7836ac389808699e874
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. 3615, 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
19 cosponsors — 19 Republicans
0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), John Fleming (R-LA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Andy Harris (R-MD), Steve King (R-IA), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Bill Posey (R-FL), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stevan Pearce.
- H.R. 3742 (112th) To designate the United States courthouse located at 100 North Church Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the "Edwin L. Mechem United…
- H.R. 1461 (112th) Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act
- H.R. 575 (112th) HEALTHY Vets Act of 2011
- H.R. 1202 (112th) To restart jobs in the timber industry by providing for the protection of the Mexican Spotted Owl in sanctuaries.
- H.R. 2367 (112th) Government Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Extension Act of 2011
- H.R. 3722 (112th) Putting Drug Free Families First 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.