House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-163
To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
Became law on Aug 10, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Dave Camp R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 21, 2012
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseAug 2, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateAug 2, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 3, 2012
- Became lawAug 10, 2012
Latest action: Aug 10, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-163.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5986.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CAMP, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3975):Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 48 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5986, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5986
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
22 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 10 Democrats
10 of 22 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Howard Coble (R-NC), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Ron Kind (D-WI), Peter King (R-NY), Sander Levin (D-MI), John Lewis (D-GA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Tom Reed (R-NY), David Reichert (R-WA), Ed Royce (R-CA), Pete Stark (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dave Camp.
- H.R. 6156 (112th) Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
- H.R. 4105 (112th) To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 8 (112th) American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
- H.R. 3630 (112th) Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
- H.R. 2832 (112th) To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3765 (112th) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 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.