1HOUSE · JUN 28, 2012
Passed the House
402–21PASSED
R 220–18 D 182–3
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 438 · 9 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 22, 2012
- Committee actionJun 6, 2012
- Passed HouseJun 28, 2012 · 402–21
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 29, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4251.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4251, SMART Port Security Act” on June 11, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 6, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 11, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43318
- CBO publication date
- June 11, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4251, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4251
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 112-521 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on June 12, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 12, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/521
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4251, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4251
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5c3d792fc638d9f117a6ef917b933bcbb4c466238b1b4b6d3a6ce5e9c1f7aaa2
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1543):This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1; Article I, Section 8, Clause 3; and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 174 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4251, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4251
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5c3d792fc638d9f117a6ef917b933bcbb4c466238b1b4b6d3a6ce5e9c1f7aaa2
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 4251. 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
10 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 10 cosponsors (70%) are from the other party.
Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Peter King (R-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Laura Richardson (D-CA), E. Rigell (R-VA), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
More from the sponsor
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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.