House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Interest Rate Reduction Act

H.R. 4628Introduced Apr 25, 2012Policy area: Education

Where it went

IntroducedApr 25, 2012
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseApr 27, 2012 · 215–195
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 8, 2012 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 393.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4628.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act” on April 26, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As Introduced on April 25, 2012”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 26, 2012 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43200
CBO publication date
April 26, 2012
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4628, 112th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BIGGERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2127):
Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4628, 112th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 4628. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · APR 27, 2012

Passed the House

215–195PASSED

R 202–30 D 13–165

On Passage · roll 195 · 22 not voting

Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.

Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.

Send the bill back to committee
Motion to recommit with instructions
House · Apr 27, 2012 · roll 194
R 0–231 D 178–0
178–231Failed

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 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

No cosponsors.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Judy Biggert.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-13 district

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