House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.
Sponsor: Rep. H. Griffith R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 27, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 16, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4269.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1641):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated November 15, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4269, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4269
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 15, 2019
- 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 November 15, 2019). 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
51 cosponsors — 45 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 51 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Howard Coble (R-NC), K. Conaway (R-TX), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), John Duncan (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Gene Green (D-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Kathleen Hochul (D-NY), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Robert Hurt (R-VA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Larry Kissell (D-NC), John Kline (R-MN), James Lankford (R-OK), Robert Latta (R-OH) and 21 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Griffith.
- H.R. 2250 (112th) EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011
- H.R. 2036 (112th) American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011
- H.J.Res. 46 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow the several States to nullify a law or regulation of the United…
- H.R. 335 (112th) To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress.
- H.R. 1915 (112th) State Compact Health Choice Act of 2011
- H.R. 2743 (112th) To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in Pound, Virginia.
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.