Passed the House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 609 · 34 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Latest action: Nov 28, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5997.
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1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 5997. The vote that moved the bill is first.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 609 · 34 not voting
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 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Peter King (R-NY), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Robert Turner (R-NY).
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gus Bilirakis.
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