House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 24, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 2, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4609.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2071):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4609, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4609
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
946e09e7a1b0ce43d828657442322e569c69cb779e1a4a691e8ce4792c15783e
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. 4609, 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
100 cosponsors — 100 Democrats
0 of 100 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Joe Baca (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Karen Bass (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Susan Davis (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Eliot Engel (D-NY) and 70 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Linda Sánchez.
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- H.R. 1648 (112th) Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011
- H.R. 2341 (112th) Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act of 2011
- H.Res. 601 (112th) Expressing support for designation of a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day".
- H.Res. 184 (112th) Expressing support for designation of a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day".
- H.Res. 69 (112th) Expressing support for designation of the week of February 7 through February 11, 2011, as "National School Counseling Week".
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.