House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-36
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
Became law on Oct 5, 2011.
Sponsor: Rep. Sam Graves R-MOWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 2011
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 26, 2011 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 28, 2011 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 21, 2011
- To the PresidentOct 4, 2011
- Became lawOct 5, 2011
Latest action: Oct 5, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 112-36.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2608.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5374):Art. 1, Sec. 8, c1.3 ``To regulate commerce among foreign nations and the several states.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 91 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2608, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2608
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 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 July 2, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sam Graves.
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- H.R. 3850 (112th) Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012
- H.R. 4081 (112th) Contractor Opportunity Protection Act of 2012
- H.R. 3851 (112th) Small Business Advocate Act of 2012
- H.R. 585 (112th) Small Business Size Standard Flexibility Act of 2011
- H.Res. 137 (112th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure…
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.