House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
TEACH for Our Future Act of 2011
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 5, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 25, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 85.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BACA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H44):Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution; and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 107 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 85, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/85
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3772de16230ecc19d893947d92a4633820e151e569e6b9c662714f73afbce8cc
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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 85, last updated March 23, 2026. 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
33 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 32 Democrats
1 of 33 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Bob Filner (D-CA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), John Olver (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jared Polis (D-CO), Laura Richardson (D-CA), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), Albio Sires (D-NJ) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Baca.
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- H.R. 466 (112th) To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds…
- H.R. 3569 (112th) Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act
- H.R. 2970 (112th) Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 218 (112th) P.R.O.U.D. 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.