House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Incorporated, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Miller R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 14, 2011
- Committee actionMar 28, 2012
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 8, 2012 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 328.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2179.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2179, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations” on April 12, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 28, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 12, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43166
- CBO publication date
- April 12, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2179, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2179
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. 112-468 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on May 9, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 9, 2012 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/468
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2179, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2179
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. MILLER of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4187):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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- Statement length
- 55 characters
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- H.R. 2179, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2179
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
79f80c836aee735848e2c32e446d2b39d00513cfe7079a333b56e8c510b30469
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.6328, which became Public Law 112-271 on 1/14/2013.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2179, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2179
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
79f80c836aee735848e2c32e446d2b39d00513cfe7079a333b56e8c510b30469
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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
39 cosponsors — 28 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 39 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.
Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), James Cooper (D-TN), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), H. Griffith (R-VA), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Larry Kissell (D-NC), John Kline (R-MN), Robert Latta (R-OH), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), David Loebsack (D-IA), Billy Long (R-MO), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Miller.
- H.R. 2706 (112th) Billfish Conservation Act of 2012
- H.R. 1383 (112th) Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011
- H.R. 1627 (112th) Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012
- H.R. 6375 (112th) VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2012
- H.R. 2433 (112th) Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011
- H.R. 4089 (112th) Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
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.