House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012
Sponsor: Rep. Pete Olson R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 28, 2012
- Committee actionJun 20, 2012
- Passed HouseAug 1, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 2, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4273.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4273, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012” on July 3, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 20, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 3, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43384
- CBO publication date
- July 3, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4273, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4273
- 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. 112-586 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 9, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 9, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/586
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4273, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4273
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f813497d8e1e1988fed69dfdb0e5156e1ee9e588599c40e9b14408a3023bd613
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OLSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1740):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18--The Congress shall have Power 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. (Necessary and Proper Regulations to Effectuate Powers)Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 357 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4273, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4273
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f813497d8e1e1988fed69dfdb0e5156e1ee9e588599c40e9b14408a3023bd613
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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
18 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 18 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
John Barrow (D-GA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), James Lankford (R-OK), Robert Latta (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), Tim Murphy (R-PA), William Owens (D-NY), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), John Sullivan (R-OK), Lee Terry (R-NE), Edward Whitfield (R-KY).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pete Olson.
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- H.R. 593 (112th) Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2011
- H.R. 2960 (112th) National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act
- H.R. 1341 (112th) Establishing Public Accountability Act of 2011
- H.R. 3511 (112th) Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011
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.