House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 26, 2012
- Committee actionSep 22, 2012
- Passed HouseJun 26, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 22, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 24, 2012 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4850.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ADERHOLT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2208):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3--The Commerce Clause and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--Necessary and Proper Clause.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 117 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4850, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4850
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
adc716df3f228bd447f904faad755d0a0fef29c4293a8fb0eb854c0ab49da020
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 noteFor further action, see H.R.6582, which became Public Law 112-210 on 12/18/2012.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4850, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4850
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
adc716df3f228bd447f904faad755d0a0fef29c4293a8fb0eb854c0ab49da020
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Aderholt.
- H.R. 2017 (112th) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
- H.R. 6582 (112th) American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act
- H.R. 5855 (112th) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013
- H.R. 913 (112th) Free and Fair Trade Act of 2011
- H.Res. 459 (112th) Encouraging any new government convened in Egypt to fully allow for the freedom of religion.
- H.Con.Res. 38 (112th) Recognizing the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Version of the Bible.
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.