House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-135
To make a technical correction in Public Law 112-108.
Became law on Jun 21, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Cole R-OKWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 1, 2012
- Committee actionJun 5, 2012
- Passed HouseJun 5, 2012 · without objection
- Passed SenateJun 7, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJun 11, 2012
- Became lawJun 21, 2012
Latest action: Jun 21, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-135.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5883.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COLE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3404):This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 which grants Congress the power to establish Post Offices and post roads.Source: Congress.gov, record updated February 4, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 137 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5883, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5883
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0c7d79bc8ff654a0af1f2f7767bd9d2b108a54aef565036f412c63199ae8d7b5
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 or a committee report (as of February 4, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5883, last updated February 4, 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
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
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole.
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- H.R. 3263 (112th) Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2012
- H.R. 5912 (112th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.
- H.R. 359 (112th) To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions.
- H.Res. 668 (112th) To refer H.R. 5862, a bill making congressional reference to the United States Court of Federal Claims pursuant to sections 1492 and 2509…
- H.Res. 209 (112th) Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or…
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.