House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-171
To require the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
Became law on Aug 16, 2012.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 14, 2011
- Committee actionApr 27, 2012
- Passed HouseMay 30, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateAug 2, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 7, 2012
- Became lawAug 16, 2012
Latest action: Aug 16, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-171.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3670.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3670, a bill to require the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act” on May 12, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on April 27, 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/43245
- CBO publication date
- May 12, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3670, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3670
- 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. 112-487 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 18, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 18, 2012 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/487
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3670, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3670
- 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. WALZ of Minnesota, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H8967):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
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- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3670, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3670
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8623a71ccbb3c7fce5c7cf85f421272254539b8e14262084c7fb45a215ff3d50
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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
22 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 22 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Peter King (R-NY), David Loebsack (D-IA), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), John Mica (R-FL), Michael Michaud (D-ME), William Owens (D-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Joe Walsh (R-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Timothy Walz.
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- H.R. 865 (112th) Veteran Employment Transition Act of 2011
- H.R. 3236 (112th) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011
- H.R. 1855 (112th) Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011
- H.R. 3144 (112th) Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements 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.