House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Better Use of Refrigerator Regulations Act
Sponsor: Rep. Lynn Westmoreland R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 10, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 11, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5710.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WESTMORELAND, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2646):Congress has the power to enact legislation pertaining to the rules and regulations for property owned by the United States pursuant to Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 188 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5710, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5710
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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.
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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
17 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 17 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Bruce Braley (D-IA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Tom Latham (R-IA), Robert Latta (R-OH), David Loebsack (D-IA), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Tim Scott (R-SC), Pete Sessions (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
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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.