House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 10, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 10, 2012 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5720.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARNEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2646):Clause 2 of Section 3 of Article IV, Clause 8 of Section 8 of Article I, Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I, Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I, Clause 6 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 201 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5720, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5720
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
13824bea6bc283707cd57592dad4934928835e4985f0415664001b76dff31e5c
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. 5720, 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
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Robert Dold (R-IL), David Loebsack (D-IA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), William Owens (D-NY), Gary Peters (D-MI), James Renacci (R-OH), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Carney.
- H.R. 3839 (112th) Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012
- H.R. 2325 (112th) Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2011
- H.J.Res. 87 (112th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 3147 (112th) Small Business Lending Extension Act
- H.R. 1693 (112th) Research and Development Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011
- H.R. 4502 (112th) To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain men's footwear.
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.