House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 8, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 21, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5941.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PLATTS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3699):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 44 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5941, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5941
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5941, last updated August 14, 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Todd Platts.
- H.R. 1335 (112th) To revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1821 (112th) Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011
- H.J.Res. 20 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may…
- H.J.Res. 15 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line item veto.
- H.R. 3234 (112th) Unemployed Worker Assistance Act of 2011
- H.R. 246 (112th) To repeal the provision of law that provides for automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
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.