House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2012
Sponsor: Rep. F. Sensenbrenner R-WIWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 7, 2011
- Committee actionJan 24, 2012
- Passed HouseFeb 28, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 29, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1433.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1433, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2012” on February 17, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 24, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 17, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42985
- CBO publication date
- February 17, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1433, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1433
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-401 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on February 17, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 17, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/401
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1433, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1433
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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 Mr. SENSENBRENNER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2535):The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 142 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1433, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1433
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
28 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 28 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Paul Broun (R-GA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Duncan (R-TN), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Gene Green (D-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA), Billy Long (R-MO), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Mike Pence (R-IN), Ted Poe (R-TX), Bill Posey (R-FL), David Roe (R-TN), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. F. Sensenbrenner.
- H.R. 4223 (112th) SAFE DOSES Act
- H.R. 514 (112th) FISA Sunsets Extension Act of 2011
- H.R. 3796 (112th) Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012
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- H.R. 1800 (112th) FISA Sunsets Reauthorization Act of 2011
- H.R. 2572 (112th) Clean Up Government Act of 2011
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.