House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 28, 2012 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4051.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STUTZMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H902):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4051, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4051
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6a35e727084379e01e0459961521877e0309ec602eb9d45c421c0199a61aa698
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4051, last updated December 5, 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
7 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 7 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.
Tim Griffin (R-AR), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Richard Nugent (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marlin Stutzman.
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- H.R. 4052 (112th) Recognizing Excellence in Veterans Education Act of 2012
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- H.R. 1104 (112th) Representation for Farmers Act
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.