House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2012
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 15, 2012 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4044.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H802):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4044, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4044
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
75aeae431d71e265c25f338b63c99db0887d84f0671a23bc95589568b2b158e3
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’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4044, last updated August 14, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Adam Kinzinger.
- H.R. 4124 (112th) Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2012
- H.R. 2068 (112th) Nuclear Regulatory Commission Continuation Act
- H.R. 1187 (112th) Fix HIT Act of 2011
- H.R. 6525 (112th) Truth in Spending Act of 2012
- H.R. 779 (112th) Spending Control Act of 2011
- H.R. 3241 (112th) International Travelers Bill of Rights 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.