House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
After School for America's Children Act of 2012
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 24, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 29, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3821.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KILDEE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H159):Clause 1 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3821, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3821
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d1b70668ada5b03dad735521b203fd580f503d9e7a8f02264cdb469eeec737a0
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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3821, last updated March 23, 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
16 cosponsors — 16 Democrats
0 of 16 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), John Lewis (D-GA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dale Kildee.
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- H.R. 6175 (112th) National Park Service Study Act of 2012
- H.R. 3568 (112th) Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act
- H.R. 2358 (112th) Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act
- H.R. 925 (112th) Fast Track to College Act of 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.