House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 6, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 26, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5901.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3577):The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5901, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5901
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7c7d66014540571d96ada02c2618e67f899cc5c5c5d4cb6be61b87533a2bc869
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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5901, last updated March 23, 2026. 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
23 cosponsors — 23 Democrats
0 of 23 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Gene Green (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jesse Jackson.
- H.J.Res. 28 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
- H.J.Res. 31 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to equality of rights and reproductive rights.
- H.J.Res. 36 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of…
- H.J.Res. 29 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of all citizens of the United States to a public…
- H.J.Res. 30 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of citizens of the United States to health care of…
- H.J.Res. 32 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing.
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.