House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 16, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 17, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4352.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HIGGINS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1845):The constitutional authority of this legislation lies primarily in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 122 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4352, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4352
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e78e8c2586290ddd373be9cb6fde21dbf56ced015dae883862a9dc6858680570
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. 4352, 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Higgins.
- H.R. 3556 (112th) To designate the new United States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the "Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse".
- H.R. 2746 (112th) Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2011
- H.R. 4082 (112th) Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2012
- H.R. 1428 (112th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the Renewal Community program through end of 2012.
- H.R. 4022 (112th) Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2012
- H.R. 2177 (112th) PASS 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.