House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2011
- Committee actionMay 31, 2012
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 29, 2012 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 405.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1588.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1588, Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act” on June 22, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 31, 2012 ESTIMATED IMPACT ON THE FEDERAL BUDGET”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 22, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43347
- CBO publication date
- June 22, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1588, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1588
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- 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. 112-565 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on June 29, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 29, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/565
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1588, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1588
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a18f29fc48a6a3b724152f8a5aa53dfa763d140e1d7c1b7c75e0e5fb0dab6646
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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. CANSECO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2914):The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 133 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1588, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1588
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a18f29fc48a6a3b724152f8a5aa53dfa763d140e1d7c1b7c75e0e5fb0dab6646
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
114 cosponsors — 91 Republicans, 23 Democrats
23 of 114 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Steve Austria (R-OH), Joe Baca (D-CA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Howard Coble (R-NC), K. Conaway (R-TX), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Danny Davis (D-IL), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Robert Dold (R-IL), Sean Duffy (R-WI) and 84 more.
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.