1HOUSE · JUN 28, 2012
Passed the House
411–9PASSED
R 228–8 D 183–1
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 439 · 12 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2012
- Committee actionMay 9, 2012
- Passed HouseJun 28, 2012 · 411–9
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 29, 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. 4005.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4005, Gauging American Port Security Act” on May 18, 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 18, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43259
- CBO publication date
- May 18, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4005, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4005
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-499 ↗. 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/499
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4005, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4005
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
23fa54daa1445464ae3d40d299219132a01faa0c512c39dd2e5c93de11e1544c
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. As as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H693):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 142 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4005, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4005
- 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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Sent to: Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeBills with a CBO estimateBills with a committee reportSee it in the Data Web
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 4005. 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
6 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats
2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Paul Broun (R-GA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Robert Scott (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3492 (112th) Port Security Grant Act of 2011
- H.R. 3836 (112th) SBA Loan Paperwork Reduction Act of 2012
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.