House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 27, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 27, 2012 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4270.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HOCHUL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1641):Article 1, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4270, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4270
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e574c177243ee75a7a944df70d60f5db993776877ddb9fdca4d20f5dcce06024
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. 4270, 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
5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
H. Griffith (R-VA), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Kristi Noem (R-SD).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Hochul.
- H.R. 6328 (112th) Clothe a Homeless Hero Act
- H.Res. 543 (112th) Honoring and remembering the victims of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 2009.
- H.R. 4249 (112th) Workforce-Ready Educate America Act of 2012
- H.Con.Res. 111 (112th) Expressing the sense of Congress that a site in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory…
- H.R. 3654 (112th) ALERT ACT
- H.R. 4023 (112th) Veterans' Telehealth and Telemedicine Improvement Act
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.