House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 18, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 18, 2012 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4388.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RIGELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1977):Article I, Section 9, Clause 2: The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in case of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11: To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 616 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4388, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4388
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 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 August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4388, 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
36 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 36 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
W. Akin (R-MO), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), K. Conaway (R-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tom Graves (R-GA), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Timothy Johnson (R-IL), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Jeffrey Landry (R-LA), James Lankford (R-OK), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Todd Platts (R-PA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Tom Reed (R-NY), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Steven Rothman (D-NJ) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.