1HOUSE · SEP 12, 2012
Passed the House
339–77PASSED
R 157–76 D 182–1
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 571 · 13 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2012
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Lipinski D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 30, 2012
- Committee actionJun 20, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2012 · 339–77
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 13, 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. 5865.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5865, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2012” on June 25, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 20, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 25, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43353
- CBO publication date
- June 25, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5865, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5865
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-659 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 10, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 10, 2012 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/659
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5865, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5865
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
885b008a47d80b21e9fa227cc100f74e06dafd79ca1cb2053896bc1b7de6e69b
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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. LIPINSKI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3266):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to regulate foreign and interstate commerce, as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 206 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5865, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5865
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
885b008a47d80b21e9fa227cc100f74e06dafd79ca1cb2053896bc1b7de6e69b
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 5865. The vote that moved the bill is first.
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 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
19 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 10 Democrats
9 of 19 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.
David Cicilline (D-RI), Geoff Davis (R-KY), John Dingell (D-MI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), John Duncan (R-TN), Gene Green (D-TX), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Robert Schilling (R-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Betty Sutton (D-OH), Frank Wolf (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Daniel Lipinski.
- H.R. 357 (112th) For the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic.
- H.Res. 523 (112th) Supporting the contributions of Catholic schools.
- H.Res. 61 (112th) Supporting the contributions of Catholic schools.
- H.R. 1366 (112th) National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2011
- H.Res. 552 (112th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week.
- H.Res. 104 (112th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week, and for other purposes.
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.