House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2012
Sponsor: Rep. Frank LoBiondo R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 15, 2012 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5742.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LoBIONDO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2714):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5742, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5742
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
40a0f245bbf65dbb55e0b4d440f1b94b5728eb9cad287e9bebd7d677ac42b171
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. 5742, 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
14 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 14 cosponsors (79%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Sam Farr (D-CA), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), David Rivera (R-FL), Jon Runyan (R-NJ), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Peter Visclosky (D-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank LoBiondo.
- H.R. 2838 (112th) Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012
- H.Res. 825 (112th) Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendments to H.R. 2838, with an amendment.
- H.R. 2840 (112th) Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act of 2011
- H.R. 2839 (112th) Piracy Suppression Act of 2011
- H.R. 5887 (112th) Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012
- H.R. 2814 (112th) Furloughed FAA Employees Compensation Act of 2011
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.