House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 24, 2012
- Committee actionJul 19, 2012
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 24, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4484.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-612 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 19, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 19, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/612
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4484, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4484
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f7344d1ec936e88e73597c6e0379360854371ac69fa2841be001776fc9a4391f
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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. CHAFFETZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2067):Article IV, Section III, Clause II of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4484, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4484
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f7344d1ec936e88e73597c6e0379360854371ac69fa2841be001776fc9a4391f
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 (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4484, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Howard McKeon (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
- H.R. 665 (112th) Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2012
- H.R. 3012 (112th) Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011
- H.R. 461 (112th) South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act
- H.R. 828 (112th) Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2012
- H.R. 2560 (112th) Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011
- H.R. 460 (112th) Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation 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.