1HOUSE · SEP 13, 2012
Passed the House
410–3PASSED
R 229–2 D 181–1
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 575 · 16 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 5, 2011
- Committee actionAug 1, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 13, 2012 · 410–3
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 19, 2012 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1775.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1775, Stolen Valor Act of 2012” on August 24, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 1, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 24, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43557
- CBO publication date
- August 24, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1775, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1775
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. 112-650 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on September 10, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 10, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/650
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1775, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1775
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b77d442c354627509a3cdd1981412b361135f555346c61a7b17e99be0bebcb4b
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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. HECK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3110):The power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing Powers, and all other powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 334 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1775, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1775
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b77d442c354627509a3cdd1981412b361135f555346c61a7b17e99be0bebcb4b
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1775, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 1775. The vote that moved the bill is first.
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 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
107 cosponsors — 90 Republicans, 17 Democrats
17 of 107 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), W. Akin (R-MO), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Steve Austria (R-OH), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Charles Bass (R-NH), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Donna Christensen (D-VI), David Cicilline (D-RI), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Mark Critz (D-PA) and 77 more.
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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.