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House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Strengthening America's Public Schools Through Promoting Foreign Investment Act

H.R. 3983Introduced Feb 8, 2012Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. William Owens D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 16, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3983.

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.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3983, last updated December 5, 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

5 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats

1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Owens.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-23 district

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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.