House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-77
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 14, 2011
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseDec 16, 2011 · 351–67
- Passed SenateDec 17, 2011 · 72–27
- To the PresidentDec 21, 2011
- Became lawDec 23, 2011
Latest action: Dec 23, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 112-77.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3672.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H8967):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 824 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3672, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3672
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3672, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Harold Rogers.
- H.J.Res. 117 (112th) Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013
- H.J.Res. 44 (112th) Further Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
- H.J.Res. 48 (112th) Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
- H.J.Res. 94 (112th) Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 95 (112th) Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1363 (112th) Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 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.