1HOUSE · MAY 16, 2012
Passed the House
416–4PASSED
R 233–3 D 183–1
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 256 · 11 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-127
Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012
Became law on Jun 5, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Silvestre Reyes D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 1, 2012
- Committee actionMar 6, 2012
- Passed HouseMay 16, 2012 · 416–4
- Passed SenateMay 17, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 29, 2012
- Became lawJun 5, 2012
Latest action: Jun 5, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-127.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4119.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4119, the Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012” on March 15, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 6, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 15, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43089
- CBO publication date
- March 15, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4119, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4119
- 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. 112-418 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on March 21, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 21, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/418
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4119, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4119
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. REYES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1134):The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 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. 4119, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4119
- 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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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 4119. 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
David Dreier (R-CA), Benjamin Quayle (R-AZ), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Silvestre Reyes.
- H.R. 1560 (112th) To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo…
- H.R. 1561 (112th) Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act
- H.R. 2298 (112th) Border Health Security Act of 2011
- H.R. 3033 (112th) To amend the Anti-Smuggling Act to subject vehicles, other conveyances, and instruments of international traffic to seizure and forfeiture…
- H.R. 6055 (112th) FAST Act of 2012
- H.R. 2264 (112th) Border Tunnel Prevention 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.