House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Justice for the American Diplomats Held Hostage in Tehran Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 17, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 4, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5796.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3104):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 148 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5796, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5796
- 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
69 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 27 Democrats
42 of 69 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.
W. Akin (R-MO), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Lou Barletta (R-PA), John Barrow (D-GA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Lois Capps (D-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), James Clyburn (D-SC), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Charles Dent (R-PA), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Donna Edwards (D-MD), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Nan Hayworth (R-NY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Timothy Johnson (R-IL) and 39 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bruce Braley.
- H.R. 4373 (112th) Making Adoption Affordable Act of 2012
- H.R. 531 (112th) Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011
- H.R. 2418 (112th) National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2011
- H.R. 1344 (112th) All-American Flag Act
- H.R. 1517 (112th) Holley Lynn James Act
- H.R. 1260 (112th) Support for Survivors Act
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.