House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-252
To repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting.
Became law on Jan 10, 2013.
Sponsor: Rep. Gregg Harper R-MSWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 30, 2012
- Committee actionJun 20, 2012
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 21, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 31, 2012
- Became lawJan 10, 2013
Latest action: Jan 10, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 112-252.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5859.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-591 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 10, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 10, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/591
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5859, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5859
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. HARPER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3266):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5859, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5859
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4f032d394b1a0ae103078abd2a82c710b797cf42a99aa409d35a760da0903d9e
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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
5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Mike Kelly (R-PA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Pete Olson (R-TX), William Owens (D-NY), Kurt Schrader (D-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gregg Harper.
- H.R. 588 (112th) To redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.
- H.R. 3463 (112th) To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions and…
- H.Con.Res. 90 (112th) Authorizing the printing of the 25th edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution.
- H.R. 672 (112th) Election Support Consolidation and Efficiency Act
- H.R. 1427 (112th) Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act of 2011
- H.R. 603 (112th) TEAM-Empowerment 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.