House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 21, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 27, 2012 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4071)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5993.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAUL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3975):This legislation refers to the authorities of the US Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution and as such is Constitutional.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 142 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5993, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5993
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
48cd3a886911a080af8e3fa5246d1d6c2775c9b58aa7d7c40f344b33c21e6303
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. 5993, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
John Campbell (R-CA), Timothy Johnson (R-IL), Michael Michaud (D-ME).
More from the sponsor
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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.