House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-188
Divisional Realignment Act of 2012
Became law on Oct 5, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Thompson D-MSWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 7, 2012
- Committee actionMay 16, 2012
- Passed HouseMay 30, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 22, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 25, 2012
- Became lawOct 5, 2012
Latest action: Oct 5, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-188.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5512.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5512, Divisional Realignment Act of 2012” on May 24, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 16, 2012 H.R. 5512 would realign the federal court districts of Eastern Missouri and Northern Mississippi and condense the four divisions of the Northern District of Mississippi into three”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 24, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43613
- CBO publication date
- May 24, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5512, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5512
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-497 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 29, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 29, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/497
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5512, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5512
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2327):clause 9 and clause 18 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution; and section 1 of Article III of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 119 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5512, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5512
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS).
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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.