House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 27, 2012 — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3836.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HAHN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H187):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 142 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3836, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3836
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
903a4c83c53409453381867a5e9fce00163fb7050dd1221256f7296566f9264d
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. 3836, 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. Janice Hahn.
- H.R. 4005 (112th) GAPS Act
- H.R. 4287 (112th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered…
- H.Res. 592 (112th) Recognizing the importance of ports to the economy and national security of the United States.
- H.R. 4286 (112th) Student Loan Grace Period Extension Act
- H.R. 3838 (112th) Port Opportunity Reinvestment and Training Act
- H.R. 3492 (112th) Port Security Grant 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.