1HOUSE · JUN 8, 2012
Passed the House
307–102PASSED
R 211–19 D 96–83
On Passage · roll 377 · 22 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 1, 2012
- Committee actionJun 1, 2012
- Passed HouseJun 8, 2012 · 307–102
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 2, 2012 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 466.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5882.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 112-197 ↗; H. Rept. 112-511 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Appropriations Committee on August 2, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 2, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/SRPT/197
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/511 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5882, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5882
- 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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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. CRENSHAW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3404):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 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 803 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5882, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5882
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d27c0de24b0941dcc069b048cf9e784bcb933a46eda5edc0bd42c89b85b7a427
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5882, last updated April 7, 2025. 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
7 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 5882. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (6) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (6 House). Tap to show.
Mostly votes on amendments (5 of 6). They came during the House’s run of votes on Jun 8. Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Amendment 1 to H.R. 5882On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Jun 8, 2012 · roll 371R 188–41 D 25–152213–193Agreed
- Amendment 2 to H.R. 5882On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Jun 8, 2012 · roll 372R 206–25 D 8–164214–189Agreed
- Amendment 4 to H.R. 5882On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Jun 8, 2012 · roll 373R 190–41 D 14–162204–203Agreed
- Amendment 5 to H.R. 5882On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Jun 8, 2012 · roll 374R 10–219 D 168–10178–229Failed
- Amendment 7 to H.R. 5882On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Jun 8, 2012 · roll 375R 94–137 D 54–124148–261Failed
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommit with instructionsHouse · Jun 8, 2012 · roll 376R 1–230 D 100–79101–309Failed
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 7 of 7 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. Ander Crenshaw.
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.