House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 16, 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. 3721.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MEEHAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H9927-H9928):This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3721, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3721
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
10aa5c86a631d4b8bc730910eca768dd97fd886721e43fc797ad4a0e2c33e477
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. 3721, 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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Allen West (R-FL), Kevin Yoder (R-KS).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Patrick Meehan.
- H.R. 3668 (112th) Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012
- H.R. 2764 (112th) WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2012
- H.Con.Res. 108 (112th) Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the…
- H.R. 5822 (112th) Boko Haram Terrorist Designation Act of 2012
- H.R. 5844 (112th) Protecting Victims on Campus Act of 2012
- H.R. 3231 (112th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowed as a deduction for start-up expenditures.
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.