1HOUSE · FEB 7, 2012
Passed the House
245–180PASSED
R 238–2 D 7–178
On Passage · roll 42 · 8 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2012
Sponsor: Rep. Scott Garrett R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 7, 2011
- Committee actionJan 24, 2012
- Passed HouseFeb 7, 2012 · 245–180
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 9, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3581.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2012” on January 30, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Budget on January 24, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 30, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42950
- CBO publication date
- January 30, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3581, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3581
- 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. 112-380 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Budget Committee on January 31, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 31, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/380
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3581, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3581
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b407c5d2b7dec2dfb7d326a3e84e597145fdb1072fb564c60bd51244b0dc8009
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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. GARRETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H8261):Article I, Section 9, Clause 7.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3581, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3581
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b407c5d2b7dec2dfb7d326a3e84e597145fdb1072fb564c60bd51244b0dc8009
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3581, 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
3 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 3581. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (2) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (2 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Amendment 2 to H.R. 3581On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Feb 7, 2012 · roll 40R 2–236 D 185–2187–238Failed
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommit with instructionsHouse · Feb 7, 2012 · roll 41R 1–238 D 189–0190–238Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 3 of 3 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
20 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 1 other
0 of 20 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bill Flores (R-TX), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), John Kline (R-MN), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Tom Price (R-GA), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Paul Ryan (R-WI), Tim Scott (R-SC), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Joe Walsh (R-IL), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Rob Woodall (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
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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.