House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-209
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 13, 2011
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseAug 1, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 12, 2012
- Became lawDec 18, 2012
Latest action: Dec 18, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-209.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3187.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DOLD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6921):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 5 which states ``The Congress shall have the power . . . To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standards of Weights and Measures.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 198 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3187, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3187
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
69021843ed1dc284bcf2abba4bb5ea4cf8efbdc8f1589bfa034bd050c36e3066
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3187, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
305 cosponsors — 156 Republicans, 149 Democrats
149 of 305 cosponsors (49%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN) and 275 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Dold.
- H.R. 5890 (112th) To correct a technical error in Public Law 112-122.
- H.R. 2827 (112th) To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 830 (112th) FHA Refinance Program Termination Act
- H.Res. 134 (112th) Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the…
- H.R. 5910 (112th) Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2012
- H.R. 4235 (112th) Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction 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.