House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2012
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2012
- Committee actionJun 6, 2012
- Passed HouseJun 27, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 9, 2012 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4018.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2012” on June 22, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 6, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 22, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43349
- CBO publication date
- June 22, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4018, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4018
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 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. 112-548 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on June 25, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 25, 2012 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/548
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4018, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4018
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 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. FITZPATRICK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H726):Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 1; General Welfare ClauseSource: Congress.gov, record updated December 6, 2025 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4018, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4018
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.4310, which became Public Law 112-239 on 1/2/2013.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 6, 2025 ↗
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- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4018, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4018
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
18 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 18 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Tom Cole (R-OK), John Conyers (D-MI), Charles Dent (R-PA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Tom Latham (R-IA), Tom Marino (R-PA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Ted Poe (R-TX), Mike Ross (D-AR), Allyson Schwartz (D-PA), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick.
- H.R. 6726 (112th) Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act
- H.R. 6721 (112th) To provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013 or 2014.
- H.Con.Res. 139 (112th) Condemning President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran for addressing the United Nations on Yom Kippur.
- H.R. 6281 (112th) Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2012
- H.R. 4306 (112th) Captive Primate Safety Act
- H.R. 3766 (112th) Jeremy Bell 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.