1HOUSE · MAY 30, 2012
Passed the House
390–2PASSED
R 220–2 D 170–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 295 · 39 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 16, 2012
- Committee actionApr 27, 2012
- Passed HouseMay 30, 2012 · 390–2
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 4, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4201.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4201, Servicemember Family Protection Act” on May 11, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on April 27, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43239
- CBO publication date
- May 11, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4201, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4201
- 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. 112-488 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 18, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 18, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/488
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4201, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4201
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
800e26defd50c3529707076bb1a74446ca225c6fb898d276c15378803386c897
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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. TURNER of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1366):Military Regulation: Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces. Necessary and Proper Regulations to Effectuate Powers: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. ____________________Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 501 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4201, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4201
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
800e26defd50c3529707076bb1a74446ca225c6fb898d276c15378803386c897
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 4201. 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
72 cosponsors — 64 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 72 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Mark Critz (D-PA), Charles Dent (R-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and 42 more.
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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.