House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012
Sponsor: Rep. Mick Mulvaney R-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2012
- Committee actionMar 7, 2012
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 27, 2012 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 534.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3893.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-731 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Small Business Committee on December 27, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 27, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/731
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3893, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3893
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. MULVANEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H440):The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution, which provides Congress with the ability to enact legislation necessary and proper to effectuate its purposes in taxing and spending. ____________________Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 266 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3893, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3893
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
094fe8aebdeb41ba1b47ab5ad59b47edc4089db9af7f96cff776a6d1b5827b33
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.4310, which became Public Law 112-239 on 1/2/2013.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3893, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3893
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
094fe8aebdeb41ba1b47ab5ad59b47edc4089db9af7f96cff776a6d1b5827b33
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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
9 cosponsors — 9 Republicans
0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Steve Chabot (R-OH), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Sam Graves (R-MO), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Robert Schilling (R-IL), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Joe Walsh (R-IL), Allen West (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mick Mulvaney.
- H.R. 3029 (112th) Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011
- H.R. 4256 (112th) Pool Safety and Accessibility for Everyone (Pool SAFE) Act
- H.R. 4064 (112th) Keeping Promises to Taxpayers Act of 2012
- H.R. 6470 (112th) PESTT Act
- H.R. 3580 (112th) Balancing Our Obligations for the Long-Term Act of 2011
- H.R. 4354 (112th) To extend the temporary reduction of duty on 4-Propylbenzaldehyde.
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.