House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 7, 2012 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H522)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3903.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BALDWIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H512):Sections 7 & 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 114 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3903, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3903
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
72 cosponsors — 72 Democrats
0 of 72 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), John Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Gene Green (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL) and 42 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tammy Baldwin.
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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.