House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-179
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2012
Became law on Oct 5, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Collin Peterson D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 2011
- Committee actionApr 25, 2012
- Passed HouseJun 18, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 22, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 25, 2012
- Became lawOct 5, 2012
Latest action: Oct 5, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-179.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1272.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1272, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2012” on May 16, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 25, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 16, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43254
- CBO publication date
- May 16, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1272, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1272
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1272, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2012” on July 10, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on June 28, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 10, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43424
- CBO publication date
- July 10, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1272, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1272
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8049d5ddd98a157911c88c4ab647435784ad3a36342f56ac03fc1448856967de
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-501 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 1, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/501
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1272, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1272
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8049d5ddd98a157911c88c4ab647435784ad3a36342f56ac03fc1448856967de
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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. PETERSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2108):Article I, Section 8, Clause 9; Article 1, Clause 8, Section 18; and Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated June 20, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 126 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1272, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1272
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8049d5ddd98a157911c88c4ab647435784ad3a36342f56ac03fc1448856967de
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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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.