1HOUSE · SEP 12, 2012
Passed the House
225–189PASSED
R 223–8 D 2–181
On Passage · roll 568 · 15 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act
Sponsor: Rep. Chip Cravaack R-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 8, 2012
- Committee actionAug 1, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2012 · 225–189
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 13, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5544.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act” on August 30, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 1, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 30, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43564
- CBO publication date
- August 30, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5544, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5544
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. 112-655 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 10, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 10, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/655
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5544, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5544
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4ece2a7d01010e447d559427590e14a60dec8b1591340786f73b88bfb870c020
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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. CRAVAACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2444):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2. The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 326 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5544, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5544
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4ece2a7d01010e447d559427590e14a60dec8b1591340786f73b88bfb870c020
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5544, last updated April 7, 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
6 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 5544. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (5) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (5 House). Tap to show.
Mostly votes on amendments (4 of 5). They came during the House’s run of votes on Sep 12. Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Amendment 1 to H.R. 5544On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Sep 12, 2012 · roll 563R 19–213 D 182–0201–213Failed
- Amendment 2 to H.R. 5544On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Sep 12, 2012 · roll 564R 2–227 D 175–9177–236Failed
- Amendment 3 to H.R. 5544On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Sep 12, 2012 · roll 565R 7–223 D 183–2190–225Failed
- Amendment 4 to H.R. 5544On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Sep 12, 2012 · roll 566R 7–222 D 184–1191–223Failed
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommit with instructionsHouse · Sep 12, 2012 · roll 567R 0–232 D 183–1183–233Failed
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 6 of 6 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chip Cravaack.
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- H.R. 5797 (112th) Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act of 2012
- H.R. 4350 (112th) Safe Skies Act of 2012
- H.R. 801 (112th) Truck Weight Uniformity Act of 2011
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.