House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Restoring Essential Safeguards for a Transparent, Open, and Reliable Executive under FOIA Act
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Turner R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 21, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 28, 2012 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1648)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4232.
- 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 H1497):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 72 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4232, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4232
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
20 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 20 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Dan Benishek (R-MI), Dan Burton (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Steve Chabot (R-OH), J. Forbes (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Kathleen Hochul (D-NY), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Candice Miller (R-MI), Tim Ryan (D-OH), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Betty Sutton (D-OH), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Turner.
- H.R. 4201 (112th) Servicemember Family Protection Act
- H.R. 6048 (112th) Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act
- H.Con.Res. 58 (112th) Expressing disapproval of United States intervention in Libya.
- H.R. 2555 (112th) Historic Homeownership Revitalization Act of 2011
- H.R. 1310 (112th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for…
- H.R. 6151 (112th) Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2012
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.