House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-154
Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012
Became law on Aug 6, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Miller R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2011
- Committee actionMay 12, 2011
- Passed HouseMay 23, 2011 · 380–0
- Passed SenateJul 18, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJul 31, 2012
- To the PresidentAug 3, 2012
- Became lawAug 6, 2012
Latest action: Aug 6, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-154.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1627.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1627, Honoring American Veterans Act of 2011” on May 16, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 12, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 16, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41469
- CBO publication date
- May 16, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1627, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1627
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
572b3a535d6e45081b06da24244f6b814bb5aa3f2a16a5a22080fd28cf92d3d8
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1627, Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012” on June 29, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects for H.R. 1627”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 29, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43378
- CBO publication date
- June 29, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1627, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1627
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
572b3a535d6e45081b06da24244f6b814bb5aa3f2a16a5a22080fd28cf92d3d8
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-84 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 20, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 20, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/84
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1627, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1627
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
572b3a535d6e45081b06da24244f6b814bb5aa3f2a16a5a22080fd28cf92d3d8
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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. MILLER of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2915):Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution reserves to Congress the power to raise and support Armies and provide and maintain a Navy, as well as make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces.Source: Congress.gov, record updated June 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 233 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1627, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1627
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
572b3a535d6e45081b06da24244f6b814bb5aa3f2a16a5a22080fd28cf92d3d8
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
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2433 (112th) Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011
- H.R. 4089 (112th) Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
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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.