House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-185
To confirm full ownership rights for certain United States astronauts to artifacts from the astronauts' space missions.
Became law on Oct 5, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Ralph Hall R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 7, 2012
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 19, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 22, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 25, 2012
- Became lawOct 5, 2012
Latest action: Oct 5, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-185.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4158.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HALL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1273):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4158, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4158
- 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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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
33 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 33 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), John Culberson (R-TX), Robert Dold (R-IL), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Bill Posey (R-FL), Benjamin Quayle (R-AZ), E. Rigell (R-VA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Pete Sessions (R-TX) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Hall.
- H.R. 3834 (112th) Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012
- H.R. 6007 (112th) North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012
- H.R. 6633 (112th) To designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown United States Courthouse".
- H.R. 970 (112th) Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2011
- H.R. 1219 (112th) Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act
- H.Con.Res. 89 (112th) Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
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.