1HOUSE · FEB 7, 2012
Passed the House
259–164PASSED
R 238–1 D 21–163
On Passage · roll 38 · 10 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 4, 2011
- Committee actionOct 13, 2011
- Passed HouseFeb 7, 2012 · 259–164
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 9, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1734.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realighment Act” on December 22, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on October 13, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42813
- CBO publication date
- December 22, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1734, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1734
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act” on February 7, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill an amendment in the nature of a substitute, transmitted to the Congressional Budget Office on January 24, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 7, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42954
- CBO publication date
- February 7, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1734, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1734
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a5c4060196bc59fa857161dcbe139c14adc80c6c2e97dd9b61825335737fdf10
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-384 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on February 2, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 2, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/384
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1734, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1734
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a5c4060196bc59fa857161dcbe139c14adc80c6c2e97dd9b61825335737fdf10
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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. DENHAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3062):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress) and clause 17 (relating to authority over the district as the seat of government), and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States). ____________________Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 577 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1734, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1734
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a5c4060196bc59fa857161dcbe139c14adc80c6c2e97dd9b61825335737fdf10
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Vote results
3 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 1734. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (2) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (2 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Amendment 2 to H.R. 1734On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Feb 7, 2012 · roll 36R 11–227 D 180–3191–230Failed
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommit with instructionsHouse · Feb 7, 2012 · roll 37R 1–237 D 185–1186–238Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 3 of 3 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
31 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 31 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Lou Barletta (R-PA), Dan Boren (D-OK), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Jim Costa (D-CA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Wally Herger (R-CA), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Jeffrey Landry (R-LA), Billy Long (R-MO), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Gary Miller (R-CA), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Tom Reed (R-NY), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Bill Shuster (R-PA), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Denham.
- H.R. 4155 (112th) Veteran Skills to Jobs Act
- H.J.Res. 122 (112th) Establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012.
- H.R. 2578 (112th) Conservation and Economic Growth Act
- H.R. 2903 (112th) FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2012
- H.Con.Res. 117 (112th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service.
- H.Con.Res. 46 (112th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service.
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.