House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012

H.R. 5651Introduced May 9, 2012Policy area: Health

Where it went

IntroducedMay 9, 2012
Committee actionMay 25, 2012
Passed HouseMay 30, 2012 · 387–5
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 4, 2012 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 420.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5651.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012” on May 24, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 10, 2012”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 24, 2012 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43268
CBO publication date
May 24, 2012
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H.R. 5651, 112th Congress
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 5651, the Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012” on May 29, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects for an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 5651, as posted on the Web site of the Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 25, 2012”.
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CBO publication date
May 29, 2012
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H.R. 5651, 112th Congress
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-495 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 25, 2012.
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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. UPTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2567):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.
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Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S.3187, which became Public Law 112-144 on 7/9/2012.
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Vote results

1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 5651. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · MAY 30, 2012

Passed the House

387–5PASSED

R 219–4 D 168–1

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 294 · 39 not voting

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 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.

Joe Barton (R-TX), John Dingell (D-MI), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Henry Waxman (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-6 district

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