House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 17, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 17, 2012 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4373.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1915):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, 3, and 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 145 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4373, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4373
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- 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 December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4373, 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
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
40 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 27 Democrats
13 of 40 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
John Barrow (D-GA), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Corrine Brown (D-FL), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Mark Critz (D-PA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Tom Latham (R-IA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Edward Markey (D-MA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bruce Braley.
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- H.R. 2418 (112th) National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2011
- H.R. 1344 (112th) All-American Flag Act
- H.R. 1517 (112th) Holley Lynn James Act
- H.R. 1260 (112th) Support for Survivors 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.