House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Huizenga R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 12, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 6, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3634.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H8727-H8728):Article 1, Section, Clause 3--To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes Amendment X--Nothing in the Constitution authorizes the Federal government to do anything other than those things enumerated (coin money, enter into treaties, conduct a Census--which are inherently governmental). Thus, under Amendment X, the right to carry out commercial activities is reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 471 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3634, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3634
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f98cd0bf6456f2891b0e10a79ad726e1d3781f8e0e15eb80869d21de7e5934f4
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. 3634, 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
33 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 33 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), David Loebsack (D-IA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Candice Miller (R-MI), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John Olver (D-MA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Martha Roby (R-AL), Ed Royce (R-CA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Heath Shuler (D-NC), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH), Fred Upton (R-MI) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Huizenga.
- H.R. 4014 (112th) To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
- H.R. 5646 (112th) Homeland Security Respect for Life Act
- H.R. 4323 (112th) Consumer Mortgage Choice Act
- H.R. 3819 (112th) Health Freedom for Seniors Act
- H.R. 977 (112th) Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act
- H.R. 3414 (112th) Honest Budget Act
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.