House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-86
Risk-Based Security Screening for Members of the Armed Forces Act
Became law on Jan 3, 2012.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 10, 2011
- Committee actionSep 21, 2011
- Passed HouseNov 29, 2011 · 404–0
- Passed SenateDec 12, 2011 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesDec 20, 2011
- To the PresidentDec 23, 2011
- Became lawJan 3, 2012
Latest action: Jan 3, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-86.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1801.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1801, Risk-Based Security Screening for Members of the Armed Forces Act” on September 29, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 21, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 29, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42601
- CBO publication date
- September 29, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1801, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1801
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-271 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on November 4, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 4, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/271
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1801, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1801
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3fded94048977949386ccbd2812effa0a9d20bfd7d4efc2584768e34ec83caa3
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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. CRAVAACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3160):This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 182 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1801, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1801
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3fded94048977949386ccbd2812effa0a9d20bfd7d4efc2584768e34ec83caa3
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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
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL).
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.