1HOUSE · MAY 15, 2012
Passed the House
394–1PASSED
R 222–1 D 172–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 250 · 36 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 20, 2011
- Committee actionApr 25, 2012
- Passed HouseMay 15, 2012 · 394–1
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 16, 2012 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 365.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act of 2012” on May 12, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 25, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 12, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43249
- CBO publication date
- May 12, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 365, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/365
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- 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. 112-478 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 11, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 11, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/478
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 365, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/365
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- 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. GRIMM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H396):Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 365, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/365
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 365. The vote that moved the bill is first.
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 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
58 cosponsors — 32 Republicans, 26 Democrats
26 of 58 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Steve Austria (R-OH), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Shelley Capito (R-WV), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Charles Dent (R-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Al Green (D-TX), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Tim Holden (D-PA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Peter King (R-NY), Steven LaTourette (R-OH) and 28 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.