Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4171.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BROUN of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1305):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  132 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4171, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4171

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ebe481ea68af37f396fcf1abfc1c8595fed50567f8e6f6d97ed5b6f2c5ea2ca5

  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. 4171, 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.