1HOUSE · MAY 17, 2012
Passed the House
402–18PASSED
R 221–17 D 181–1
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 262 · 11 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-123
National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act
Became law on May 31, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Judy Biggert R-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 2012
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMay 17, 2012 · 402–18
- Passed SenateMay 24, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesMay 30, 2012
- To the PresidentMay 31, 2012
- Became lawMay 31, 2012
Latest action: May 31, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-123.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5740.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BIGGERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2714):Article I, section 8, clause 1 (relating to the general welfare of the United States); and Article I, section 8, clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate commerce).Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 178 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5740, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5740
- 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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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 5740. The vote that moved the bill is first.
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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Judy Biggert.
- H.R. 33 (112th) Church Plan Investment Clarification Act
- H.R. 2446 (112th) RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act of 2012
- H.R. 1309 (112th) Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011
- H.R. 4264 (112th) FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012
- H.R. 4628 (112th) Interest Rate Reduction Act
- H.Res. 368 (112th) Requesting return of official papers on H.R. 1309.
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.