House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2012
- Committee actionMar 21, 2012
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 21, 2012 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3987.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3987, Small Business Protection Act of 2012” on May 8, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 22, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 8, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43229
- CBO publication date
- May 8, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3987, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3987
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 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. 112-724 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Small Business Committee on December 21, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 21, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/724
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3987, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3987
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8bf71419dc4772737a576e58443ab8f1326e97735674bc60be20a7e0c7a47eae
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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. WALSH of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H641):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 August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 245 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3987, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3987
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8bf71419dc4772737a576e58443ab8f1326e97735674bc60be20a7e0c7a47eae
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
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
11 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 11 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Steve Chabot (R-OH), Howard Coble (R-NC), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Sam Graves (R-MO), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Robert Schilling (R-IL), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Allen West (R-FL).
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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.