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 2, 2012 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H383, E119-120)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3844.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. ROBY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H219):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress in regards to appropriations, as enumerated in Article I, Section 7, Clause 1, Article I, Section 8, Clause I, and Article 1, Section 9 of the United States Constitution. Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 (Bills of Revenue): ``All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.'' Article I, Section 8 (Enumerated Powers of Congress): ``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…Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 1,038 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3844, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3844
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e921c08a282fec29c9cb2ca9f5a46b11b0887afccfaac976099088c70afc8500
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3844, last updated September 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
30 cosponsors — 30 Republicans
0 of 30 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Rick Berg (R-ND), Diane Black (R-TN), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Robert Dold (R-IL), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Nan Hayworth (R-NY), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Benjamin Quayle (R-AZ), Tom Reed (R-NY), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Steve Southerland (R-FL), Allen West (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Martha Roby.
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.