House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 24, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 212.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BROUN of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H136):Section five of the 14th article of Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which states ``The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.'' Section two of this article states ``. . . nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law . . .''Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 354 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 212, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/212
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 212, last updated August 14, 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
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
65 cosponsors — 65 Republicans
0 of 65 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Dan Burton (R-IN), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), John Fleming (R-LA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Wally Herger (R-CA), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA) and 35 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Broun.
- H.J.Res. 45 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
- H.J.Res. 11 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to balance the Federal budget.
- H.R. 2900 (112th) Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2011
- H.R. 4171 (112th) Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012
- H.R. 1443 (112th) Outdoor Sports Protection Act
- H.R. 1444 (112th) To require that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans for Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the…
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.