House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012

H.R. 436Introduced Jan 25, 2011Policy area: Taxation

Where it went

IntroducedJan 25, 2011
Committee actionMay 31, 2012
Passed HouseJun 7, 2012 · 270–146
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 12, 2012 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 436.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 436, the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2012” on June 4, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 31, 2012”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 4, 2012 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43290
CBO publication date
June 4, 2012
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 436, 112th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/436
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 25, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a933fdfffa5f5fe3a38a9f2ed97bfcedd79cb4b50699983568f82534f3a813e2
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012” on June 5, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules (Committee Print 112-23)”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 5, 2012 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43297
CBO publication date
June 5, 2012
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 436, 112th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/436
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 25, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a933fdfffa5f5fe3a38a9f2ed97bfcedd79cb4b50699983568f82534f3a813e2
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-514 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on June 5, 2012.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 5, 2012 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
committeeReports
Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/514
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 436, 112th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/436
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 25, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a933fdfffa5f5fe3a38a9f2ed97bfcedd79cb4b50699983568f82534f3a813e2
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAULSEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H471):
Article 1, Section 8.
Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
Statement length
21 characters
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 436, 112th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/436
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 25, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a933fdfffa5f5fe3a38a9f2ed97bfcedd79cb4b50699983568f82534f3a813e2
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Sent to: Ways and Means CommitteeBills with a CBO estimate Bills with a committee report See it in the Data Web

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 436, last updated December 6, 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

2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 436. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · JUN 7, 2012

Passed the House

270–146PASSED

R 233–0 D 37–146

On Passage · roll 361 · 15 not voting

Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.

Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.

Send the bill back to committee
Motion to recommit with instructions
House · Jun 7, 2012 · roll 360
R 2–233 D 177–6
179–239Failed

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

240 cosponsors — 228 Republicans, 11 Democrats, 1 other

11 of 240 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Sandy Adams (R-FL), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Steve Austria (R-OH), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rick Berg (R-ND), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Dan Boren (D-OK), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN) and 210 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Erik Paulsen.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-3 district

Open in Bill Explorer →

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.