House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. William Keating D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 15, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 6, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3686.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KEATING, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H9431):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3686, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3686
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6d3424f6da09bb82439cfbd7b8de69ac2ed52fa0006b858bddb45ff18db6fd2b
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. 3686, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Keating.
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- H.R. 1013 (112th) Strengthen Fisheries Management in New England Act of 2011
- H.R. 2995 (112th) Post 9-11 GI Jobs Act of 2011
- H.R. 3152 (112th) For the relief of Patricia Donahue, individually and in her capacity as Administratrix of the estate of Michael J. Donahue; Michael T.…
- H.R. 3153 (112th) For the relief of Patricia Macarelli, in her capacity as Administratrix of the estate of Edward Brian Halloran.
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.