House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 18, 2012
- Committee actionMay 16, 2012
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 15, 2012 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4381.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4381, Planning for American Energy Act of 2012” on June 8, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 16, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 8, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43314
- CBO publication date
- June 8, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4381, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4381
- 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. 112-530 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on June 15, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 15, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/530
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4381, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4381
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f527ae8953c65fab930d2e057eafa6ecd5e81fbbfc85fd6cb1cfa9cf8a54e1f3
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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. TIPTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1977):Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 42 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4381, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4381
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f527ae8953c65fab930d2e057eafa6ecd5e81fbbfc85fd6cb1cfa9cf8a54e1f3
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
13 cosponsors — 13 Republicans
0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Diane Black (R-TN), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Mike Coffman (R-CO), K. Conaway (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Tom Latham (R-IA), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Tom Reed (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 6089 (112th) Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012
- H.R. 3040 (112th) Native American Indian Education Act of 2011
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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.