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House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Protecting In-Home Care from Government Intrusion Act

H.R. 5970Introduced Jun 19, 2012Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Walberg R-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 26, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5970.

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. 5970, 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

29 cosponsors — 28 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 29 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.

John Barrow (D-GA), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), John Carter (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), John Fleming (R-LA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Andy Harris (R-MD), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Tom Latham (R-IA), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Ron Paul (R-TX), Tom Petri (R-WI), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Bill Posey (R-FL), Reid Ribble (R-WI), David Roe (R-TN), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Jean Schmidt (R-OH), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Lee Terry (R-NE), Robert Wittman (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Walberg.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-7 district

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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.