House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-40
To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.
Became law on Oct 21, 2011.
Sponsor: Rep. Dave Camp R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 2, 2011
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 7, 2011 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 22, 2011 · 70–27
- Resolving differencesOct 12, 2011
- To the PresidentOct 13, 2011
- Became lawOct 21, 2011
Latest action: Oct 21, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 112-40.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2832.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2832, An act to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes” on October 31, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on September 22, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 31, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42638
- CBO publication date
- October 31, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2832, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2832
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4870e36b23936d2c976632aea36823252dd16546018b2465a0310cfc54a6e50f
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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. CAMP, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5936):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1--The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 293 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2832, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2832
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4870e36b23936d2c976632aea36823252dd16546018b2465a0310cfc54a6e50f
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of July 2, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2832, last updated July 2, 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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Kevin Brady (R-TX), Sander Levin (D-MI), Jim McDermott (D-WA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dave Camp.
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- H.R. 4105 (112th) To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 8 (112th) American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
- H.R. 5986 (112th) To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries…
- H.R. 3630 (112th) Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
- H.R. 3765 (112th) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011
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.