House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

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H.R. 3941Introduced Oct 4, 2017Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Where it went

IntroducedOct 4, 2017
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 4, 2017 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3941.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PINGREE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 159, October 4, 2017, Page H7842):
Clause 1 of Section 8 of the US Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 4, 2017 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3941, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 11, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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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 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3941, last updated August 11, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 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

22 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 21 Democrats

1 of 22 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chellie Pingree.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maine in Congress · ME-1 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.