1HOUSE · SEP 12, 2012
Passed the House
355–62PASSED
R 176–57 D 179–5
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 570 · 12 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Turner R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 31, 2012
- Committee actionMay 9, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2012 · 355–62
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 13, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3857.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3857, Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act” on May 25, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 9, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 25, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43276
- CBO publication date
- May 25, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3857, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3857
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6512f2dcfe0911e653311eaad89f2daf00c38c1ecc6b4ddc8dd9fce0832c736b
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-498 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on May 30, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 30, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/498
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3857, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3857
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6512f2dcfe0911e653311eaad89f2daf00c38c1ecc6b4ddc8dd9fce0832c736b
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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. TURNER of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H220):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States: The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the…Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 842 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3857, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3857
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6512f2dcfe0911e653311eaad89f2daf00c38c1ecc6b4ddc8dd9fce0832c736b
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 3857. 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
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Michael Grimm (R-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Mike Rogers (R-AL).
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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.