House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 7, 2011
- Committee actionMar 27, 2012
- Passed HouseAug 1, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 2, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2446.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2446, RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act of 2011” on May 15, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March 27, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 15, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43250
- CBO publication date
- May 15, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2446, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2446
- 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. 112-633 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on July 31, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 31, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/633
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2446, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2446
- 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. BIGGERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4749):The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 163 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2446, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2446
- 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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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
40 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 13 Democrats
13 of 40 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Joe Baca (D-CA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James Cooper (D-TN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Robert Dold (R-IL), John Duncan (R-TN), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Nan Hayworth (R-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Peter King (R-NY), Tom Latham (R-IA), John Lewis (D-GA), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Gary Miller (R-CA) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Judy Biggert.
- H.R. 33 (112th) Church Plan Investment Clarification Act
- H.R. 5740 (112th) National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act
- H.R. 1309 (112th) Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011
- H.R. 4264 (112th) FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012
- H.R. 4628 (112th) Interest Rate Reduction Act
- H.Res. 368 (112th) Requesting return of official papers on H.R. 1309.
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.