House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 23, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3974.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MARKEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H640):Section 8 of Article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 42 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3974, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3974
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
093c6f8b160d34f262d707e3ab99d896b83c34b00678acfba3e50ab377950bf6
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. 3974, 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
48 cosponsors — 48 Democrats
0 of 48 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Judy Chu (D-CA), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), John Conyers (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and 18 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Edward Markey.
- H.R. 316 (112th) For the relief of Esther Karinge.
- H.R. 4400 (112th) To designate the Salt Pond Visitor Center at Cape Cod National Seashore as the "Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Salt Pond Visitor Center", and for…
- H.R. 1386 (112th) Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education for Alzheimer's Act
- H.R. 139 (112th) Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
- H.R. 1895 (112th) Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011
- H.R. 432 (112th) Ban Poisonous Additives 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.