1HOUSE · SEP 20, 2012
Passed the House
250–164PASSED
R 231–0 D 19–164
On Passage · roll 589 · 15 not voting
House joint resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Family Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to waiver and expenditure authority under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) with respect to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
Sponsor: Rep. Dave Camp R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 11, 2012
- Committee actionSep 13, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 20, 2012 · 250–164
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 21, 2012 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 118.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 118, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Family Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health” on September 17, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 13, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 17, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43620
- CBO publication date
- September 17, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 118, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/118
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
07f0849bf16b80ca8d7e61bd0969c6af6ec239621b2bb50a2ac300deb7beb361
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 118, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Family Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health” on September 17, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on September 13, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 17, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43621
- CBO publication date
- September 17, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 118, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/118
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
07f0849bf16b80ca8d7e61bd0969c6af6ec239621b2bb50a2ac300deb7beb361
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 112-677,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 112-677,Part 1 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 18, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/677
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/677 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 118, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/118
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
07f0849bf16b80ca8d7e61bd0969c6af6ec239621b2bb50a2ac300deb7beb361
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CAMP, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5860):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.'' ____________________Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 166 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 118, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/118
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
07f0849bf16b80ca8d7e61bd0969c6af6ec239621b2bb50a2ac300deb7beb361
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.J.Res. 118. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
24 cosponsors — 24 Republicans
0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), John Carter (R-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Tom Graves (R-GA), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Wally Herger (R-CA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), John Kline (R-MN), John Mica (R-FL), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Tom Price (R-GA), David Roe (R-TN), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Steve Southerland (R-FL), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Joe Walsh (R-IL).
More from the sponsor
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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.