House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 27, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4971.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AKIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2275):This bill is enacted pursuant to Congress's power under Article I, Section 8, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 112 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4971, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4971
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5675ad2c94b47813a31ae32d4a32f72f251c405cd74915ac5d34a88ada383ecb
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. 4971, 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
70 cosponsors — 68 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 70 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Diane Black (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Sam Graves (R-MO), Tom Graves (R-GA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and 40 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.