1HOUSE · FEB 17, 2012
House adopted the conference report
293–132AGREED
R 146–91 D 147–41
On Agreeing to the Conference Report · roll 72 · 8 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-96
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
Became law on Feb 22, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Dave Camp R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 9, 2011
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseDec 13, 2011 · 234–193
- Passed SenateDec 17, 2011 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJan 24, 2012 · Senate adopted the conference report 60–36
- To the PresidentFeb 22, 2012
- Became lawFeb 22, 2012
Latest action: Feb 22, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-96.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3630.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011” on December 22, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on December 9, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42832
- CBO publication date
- December 22, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3630, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3630
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011” on December 22, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the Amendment in Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 3630, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, as Introduced on December 17, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42794
- CBO publication date
- December 22, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3630, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3630
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8a06acbd5677b630946c6475b26f3178111ecfee25c909dc59ad696fd2be594c
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011” on January 13, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives, adjusted for the enactment of H.R. 3765, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 13, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42847
- CBO publication date
- January 13, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3630, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3630
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8a06acbd5677b630946c6475b26f3178111ecfee25c909dc59ad696fd2be594c
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Jobs Creation Act of 2012” on February 20, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the conference agreement as posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules on February 16, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 20, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43009
- CBO publication date
- February 20, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3630, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3630
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8a06acbd5677b630946c6475b26f3178111ecfee25c909dc59ad696fd2be594c
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-399 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/399
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3630, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3630
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8a06acbd5677b630946c6475b26f3178111ecfee25c909dc59ad696fd2be594c
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- 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 H8322):Clause 1 of Section 7 and Clause 18 of Section 8, of Article 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 97 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3630, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3630
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8a06acbd5677b630946c6475b26f3178111ecfee25c909dc59ad696fd2be594c
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
5 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 3630. The 2 that moved the bill are first, in date order.
2SENATE · FEB 17, 2012
Senate adopted the conference report
60–36AGREED
R 14–30 D 45–5 I 1–1
On the Conference Report · roll 22 · 4 not voting
Procedural votes (3) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (3 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- On Motion to Instruct Conferees: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011On Motion to Instruct ConfereesHouse · Jan 24, 2012 · roll 9R 218–16 D 179–0397–16Agreed
- On Motion to Instruct Conferees: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011On Motion to Instruct ConfereesHouse · Feb 2, 2012 · roll 23R 4–233 D 180–3184–236Failed
- On Motion to Instruct Conferees: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011On Motion to Instruct ConfereesHouse · Feb 9, 2012 · roll 48R 220–15 D 185–0405–15Agreed
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 5 of 5 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors — 5 Republicans
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Fred Upton (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dave Camp.
- H.R. 6156 (112th) Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
- 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. 2832 (112th) To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.
- 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.