House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 31, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 16, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3839.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARNEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H219):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The Congress shall have Power *** To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 The Congress shall have Power *** To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts…Source: Congress.gov, record updated June 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 756 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3839, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3839
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4ff2d99e5d0776e53d76821eb7c545b4a075b71dbf31f86ea96e5a8d7e5b4c72
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 June 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3839, last updated June 8, 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
43 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 28 Democrats
15 of 43 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Dan Burton (R-IN), André Carson (D-IN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Steve King (R-IA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Tom Latham (R-IA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), William Owens (D-NY), Gary Peters (D-MI), Collin Peterson (D-MN) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Carney.
- H.R. 2325 (112th) Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2011
- H.J.Res. 87 (112th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 3147 (112th) Small Business Lending Extension Act
- H.R. 5720 (112th) Regulatory Reform Act of 2012
- H.R. 1693 (112th) Research and Development Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011
- H.R. 4502 (112th) To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain men's footwear.
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.