House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
FUTURE STEM Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 16, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 6, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3703.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. INSLEE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H9927):The Constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article 1, Section 8 which states that Congress shall have the power ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' and that Congress shall have the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 531 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3703, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3703
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
81beca839db429b36cb24a8c83306fe7bd347fe6825e45b6ebcf01080ffdee5e
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. 3703, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jay Inslee.
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- H.R. 2994 (112th) Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011
- H.R. 2490 (112th) To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail.
- H.R. 1520 (112th) Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement 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.