House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center.
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Scalise R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 12, 2011
- Committee actionMay 9, 2012
- Passed HouseJun 28, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 29, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3173.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3173, a bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit” on June 8, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 9, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 8, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43311
- CBO publication date
- June 8, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3173, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3173
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 112-523 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on June 15, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 15, 2012 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/523
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3173, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3173
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. SCALISE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6854):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
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- H.R. 3173, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3173
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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
42 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 21 Democrats
21 of 42 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Judy Biggert (R-IL), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Sam Graves (R-MO), Gene Green (D-TX), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Andy Harris (R-MD), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Peter King (R-NY), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Steven Palazzo (R-MS) and 12 more.
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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.