House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-121
Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012
Became law on May 25, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 2012
- Committee actionMay 9, 2012
- Passed HouseMay 9, 2012 · without objection
- Passed SenateMay 10, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 18, 2012
- Became lawMay 25, 2012
Latest action: May 25, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-121.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4967.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2275):Article III, section 1, of the Constitution empowers Congress to create ``such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.'' Additionally, Article I, section 8, gives Congress plenary power over the subject of bankruptcy.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 253 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4967, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4967
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9992e6e29df5123474fe715676e6c347b3f812226c531a0ee74971446f5c2a7c
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 April 7, 2025). 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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Howard Coble (R-NC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
- H.R. 6063 (112th) Child Protection Act of 2012
- H.R. 6029 (112th) Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012
- H.R. 1249 (112th) Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
- H.R. 5949 (112th) FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
- H.R. 394 (112th) Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011
- H.R. 6215 (112th) To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution.
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.