1HOUSE · MAY 15, 2012
Passed the House
400–0PASSED
R 225–0 D 175–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 252 · 31 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-151
HEARTH Act of 2012
Became law on Jul 30, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Martin Heinrich D-NMWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 6, 2011
- Committee actionNov 17, 2011
- Passed HouseMay 15, 2012 · 400–0
- Passed SenateJul 17, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 19, 2012
- Became lawJul 30, 2012
Latest action: Jul 30, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-151.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 205.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 205, Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership Act of 2011” on December 22, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 17, 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/42796
- CBO publication date
- December 22, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 205, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/205
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 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. 112-427 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 16, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 16, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/427
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 205, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/205
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. HEINRICH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H103):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated June 20, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 205, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/205
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 205. 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
20 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 14 Democrats
6 of 20 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Joe Baca (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Dan Boren (D-OK), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Ron Kind (D-WI), Ben Luján (D-NM), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Laura Richardson (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Don Young (R-AK).
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.