House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-265
Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012
Became law on Jan 14, 2013.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 1, 2011
- Committee actionJul 20, 2011
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2011 · 358–9
- Passed SenateDec 17, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJan 1, 2013
- To the PresidentJan 3, 2013
- Became lawJan 14, 2013
Latest action: Jan 14, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 112-265.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2076.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2076, Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2011” on July 28, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 21, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41614
- CBO publication date
- July 28, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2076, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2076
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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. 2076, Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2011” on January 13, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 17, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 13, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42828
- CBO publication date
- January 13, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2076, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2076
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c94d01324dce71a7fd795e47e07e034898d53ec2c4bccadbcaef58cea3ee7bbd
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-186 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 17, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/186
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2076, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2076
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c94d01324dce71a7fd795e47e07e034898d53ec2c4bccadbcaef58cea3ee7bbd
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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. GOWDY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3870):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2076, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2076
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c94d01324dce71a7fd795e47e07e034898d53ec2c4bccadbcaef58cea3ee7bbd
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
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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Dennis Ross (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Trey Gowdy.
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.