House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 25, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 25, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 417.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OWENS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H470):Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18: ``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 and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;'' ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 542 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 417, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/417
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
412cda28198774a0b63a52ed29dc8ba614d8ffc137bf78f8e7986d72561a5be1
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 noteFor further action, see H.R.4, which became Public Law 112-9 on 4/14/2011.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 417, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/417
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
412cda28198774a0b63a52ed29dc8ba614d8ffc137bf78f8e7986d72561a5be1
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. 417, 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
21 cosponsors — 21 Democrats
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Barney Frank (D-MA), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Keating (D-MA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jared Polis (D-CO), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Anthony Weiner (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Owens.
- H.R. 2097 (112th) Military Families Affordable Homes Act of 2011
- H.R. 3983 (112th) Strengthening America's Public Schools Through Promoting Foreign Investment Act
- H.R. 874 (112th) Agricultural Credit Expansion Act
- H.R. 1720 (112th) H-2A Improvement Act
- H.R. 3232 (112th) H-2A Improvement Act
- H.R. 3914 (112th) To amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.
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.