1HOUSE · MAY 31, 2012
Passed the House
407–12PASSED
R 226–8 D 181–4
On Passage · roll 305 · 12 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Sponsor: Rep. John Culberson R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 23, 2012
- Committee actionMay 23, 2012
- Passed HouseMay 31, 2012 · 407–12
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 5, 2012 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 421.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5854.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-491 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/491
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5854, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5854
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CULBERSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3171):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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- H.R. 5854, 112th Congress
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5854
- 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
4 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 5854. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (3) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (3 House). Tap to show.
Mostly votes on amendments (2 of 3). They came during the House’s run of votes on May 31. Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Amendment 7 to H.R. 5854On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · May 31, 2012 · roll 302R 34–197 D 184–1218–198Agreed
- Amendment 15 to H.R. 5854On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · May 31, 2012 · roll 303R 180–52 D 0–185180–237Failed
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommit with instructionsHouse · May 31, 2012 · roll 304R 3–230 D 185–0188–230Failed
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 4 of 4 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Culberson.
- H.R. 2055 (112th) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
- H.R. 6491 (112th) Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012
- H.R. 6729 (112th) To save at least $10,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs.
- H.R. 2694 (112th) Medicare Firewall Act of 2011
- H.R. 2720 (112th) To clarify the role of the Department of Veterans Affairs in providing a benefit or service related to the interment or funeral of a…
- H.R. 2917 (112th) Restoration of State Sovereignty 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.