1HOUSE · SEP 12, 2012
Passed the House
301–118PASSED
R 227–7 D 74–111
On Passage · roll 569 · 10 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-238
FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
Became law on Dec 30, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 15, 2012
- Committee actionJun 19, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2012 · 301–118
- Passed SenateDec 28, 2012 · 73–23
- To the PresidentDec 30, 2012
- Became lawDec 30, 2012
Latest action: Dec 30, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-238.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5949.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5949, FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012” on July 3, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 19, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 3, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43389
- CBO publication date
- July 3, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5949, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5949
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 112-645,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 112-645,Part 1 ↗.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/HRPT/645
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/645 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5949, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5949
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. SMITH of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3707):The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 2, 2025 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 149 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5949, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5949
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
6 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 5949. The 2 that moved the bill are first, in date order.
2SENATE · DEC 28, 2012
Passed the Senate
73–23PASSED
R 42–3 D 30–19 I 1–1
On Passage of the Bill · roll 236 · 4 not voting · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)
Procedural votes (4) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (4 Senate). Tap to show.
Mostly votes on amendments (4 of 4). They came during the Senate’s run of votes on Dec 27–28. Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Amendment: Leahy Amdt. No. 3437Amendment voteSenate · Dec 27, 2012 · roll 232 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 2–41 D 36–10 I 0–138–52Rejected
- Amendment: Merkley Amdt. No. 3435Amendment voteSenate · Dec 27, 2012 · roll 233 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 3–40 D 34–13 I 0–137–54Rejected
- Amendment: Paul Amdt. No. 3436Amendment voteSenate · Dec 27, 2012 · roll 234 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 3–40 D 9–38 I 0–112–79Rejected
- Amendment: Wyden Amdt. No. 3439Amendment voteSenate · Dec 28, 2012 · roll 235 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 6–39 D 36–12 I 1–143–52Rejected
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 6 of 6 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Mike Rogers (R-MI), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
- H.R. 6063 (112th) Child Protection Act of 2012
- H.R. 6029 (112th) Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012
- H.R. 1249 (112th) Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
- H.R. 394 (112th) Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011
- H.R. 6215 (112th) To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution.
- H.R. 2944 (112th) United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011
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.