1HOUSE · JUL 25, 2012
Passed the House
327–98PASSED
R 238–1 D 89–97
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 513 · 6 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 26, 2011
- Committee actionJun 27, 2012
- Passed HouseJul 25, 2012 · 327–98
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 1, 2013 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 580.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 459.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 459, Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2012” on July 5, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 27, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 5, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43398
- CBO publication date
- July 5, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 459, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/459
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. 112-607 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on July 18, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 18, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/607
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 459, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/459
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0870bf98c7b4cf253dbe1b05163a92484c247dc37cb7b4e6ce3ad1ee7eb4ce32
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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. PAUL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H510):This legislation is authorized by Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution: ``To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures'' and ``To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States''.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 298 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 459, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/459
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0870bf98c7b4cf253dbe1b05163a92484c247dc37cb7b4e6ce3ad1ee7eb4ce32
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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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 459, last updated December 5, 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
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 459. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
274 cosponsors — 228 Republicans, 45 Democrats, 1 other
45 of 274 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Steve Austria (R-OH), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Lou Barletta (R-PA), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rick Berg (R-ND), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA) and 244 more.
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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.