House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Secure Border Act of 2012

H.R. 1299Introduced Mar 31, 2011Policy area: Immigration

Where it went

IntroducedMar 31, 2011
Committee actionSep 21, 2011
Passed HouseMay 30, 2012 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 4, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1299.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011” on October 31, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 21, 2011”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 31, 2011 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42665
CBO publication date
October 31, 2011
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1299, 112th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1299
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-274 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on November 10, 2011.
Source: Congress.gov, reported November 10, 2011 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/274
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1299, 112th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1299
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 25, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2215):
Preamble: Provide for the common defense
Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1299, 112th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1299
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 25, 2026
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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

32 cosponsors — 32 Republicans

0 of 32 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Lou Barletta (R-PA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Peter King (R-NY), John Kline (R-MN), Billy Long (R-MO), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Pete Olson (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Benjamin Quayle (R-AZ), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Joe Walsh (R-IL) and 2 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Candice Miller.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-10 district

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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.