House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
REAL Beef Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 12, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4346.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PINGREE of Maine, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1811):Article 1, Section 8, Clause III of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 52 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4346, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4346
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2217de1a571feb864b22b1f9b92f8f321b9b0acf31933f29fbed8ea065644209
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. 4346, 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
15 cosponsors — 15 Democrats
0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), John Conyers (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chellie Pingree.
- H.R. 2336 (112th) York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2012
- H.R. 3286 (112th) Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2011
- H.R. 930 (112th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs…
- H.R. 1054 (112th) Access to Certified Professional Midwives Act of 2011
- H.R. 3109 (112th) Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act of 2011
- H.R. 3626 (112th) LIHEAP Protection Act
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.