House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Homeland Security Respect for Life Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 8, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 18, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5646.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2447):The constitutional authority on which this bill is based is Congress's power under the Spending Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 157 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5646, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5646
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
aaed721e221d86b1f91ec8b8fb3ce1c11f253f5290d13b3868821fabbaeb0d30
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. 5646, 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
32 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 32 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Diane Black (R-TN), Dan Boren (D-OK), Dan Burton (R-IN), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Walter Jones (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), John Kline (R-MN), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Robert Latta (R-OH), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Ron Paul (R-TX), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Martha Roby (R-AL), David Roe (R-TN), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Robert Schilling (R-IL) and 2 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Huizenga.
- H.R. 4014 (112th) To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
- H.R. 3634 (112th) Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011
- H.R. 4323 (112th) Consumer Mortgage Choice Act
- H.R. 3819 (112th) Health Freedom for Seniors Act
- H.R. 977 (112th) Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act
- H.R. 3414 (112th) Honest Budget Act
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.