House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 17, 2012
- Committee actionJul 26, 2012
- Passed HouseAug 1, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 2, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5797.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-634 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on July 31, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 31, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/634
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5797, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5797
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1bc87f6c06259d8613b8292c00aedc5d26f722d5d8cf64d1b5013bbae4252958
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CRAVAACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3104):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2. The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 326 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5797, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5797
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1bc87f6c06259d8613b8292c00aedc5d26f722d5d8cf64d1b5013bbae4252958
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 (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5797, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
No cosponsors.
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.