House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Pool Safety and Accessibility for Everyone (Pool SAFE) Act
Sponsor: Rep. Mick Mulvaney R-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 26, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 9, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4256.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MULVANEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1571):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18. ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' The 14th Amendment to the Constitution. ``No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 858 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4256, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4256
- 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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4256, last updated August 14, 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.
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
79 cosponsors — 75 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 79 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rick Berg (R-ND), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Campbell (R-CA), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Sam Graves (R-MO) and 49 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mick Mulvaney.
- H.R. 3029 (112th) Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011
- H.R. 3893 (112th) Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012
- H.R. 4064 (112th) Keeping Promises to Taxpayers Act of 2012
- H.R. 6470 (112th) PESTT Act
- H.R. 3580 (112th) Balancing Our Obligations for the Long-Term Act of 2011
- H.R. 4354 (112th) To extend the temporary reduction of duty on 4-Propylbenzaldehyde.
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.