House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 20, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 20, 2012 — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5976.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WATERS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3915):Article 1, Section 8, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution and Article 1, Section 9, clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 116 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5976, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5976
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5976, last updated September 8, 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
51 cosponsors — 51 Democrats
0 of 51 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joe Baca (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Bob Filner (D-CA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA) and 21 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maxine Waters.
- H.R. 2800 (112th) Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2012
- H.R. 4470 (112th) Routine HIV Screening Coverage Act of 2012
- H.R. 3547 (112th) Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2011
- H.R. 3502 (112th) Project Rebuild Act of 2011
- H.Res. 362 (112th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3201 (112th) To amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to eliminate the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.
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.