House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 18, 2012
- Committee actionJun 6, 2012
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 17, 2012 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 431.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4377.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4377, Responsibility and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2012” on June 25, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 6, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 25, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43354
- CBO publication date
- June 25, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4377, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4377
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. 112-596 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 17, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 17, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/596
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4377, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4377
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7a94ff3e2d4d4aa98cb03ac0a9a77bc3de575b59720019e2ac40183752805b3e
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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. ROSS of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1977):Article I, Sections 1 and 8, including, but not limited to, Clauses 1, 3 and 18 of Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 93 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4377, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4377
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7a94ff3e2d4d4aa98cb03ac0a9a77bc3de575b59720019e2ac40183752805b3e
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
12 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 12 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Howard Coble (R-NC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Billy Long (R-MO), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Ted Poe (R-TX), Benjamin Quayle (R-AZ), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Allen West (R-FL).
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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.