1HOUSE · DEC 19, 2012
Passed the House
401–3PASSED
R 223–3 D 178–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 634 · 27 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-242
Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012
Became law on Jan 10, 2013.
Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Brady R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 11, 2011
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseDec 19, 2012 · 401–3
- Passed SenateDec 21, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 31, 2012
- Became lawJan 10, 2013
Latest action: Jan 10, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 112-242.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1845.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BRADY of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H3219-H3220):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 293 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1845, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1845
- 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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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
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 1845. 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
65 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 41 Democrats
41 of 65 cosponsors (63%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), John Conyers (D-MI), John Culberson (R-TX), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Henry Johnson (D-GA) and 35 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Brady.
- H.R. 1259 (112th) Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011
- H.R. 1834 (112th) Freedom to Invest Act of 2011
- H.R. 942 (112th) American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011
- H.R. 4180 (112th) Sound Dollar Act of 2012
- H.R. 476 (112th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.
- H.R. 2649 (112th) PHIT Act of 2011
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.