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 21, 2012 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6000.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AKIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3975):Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 3 & 4 of the U.S. Constitution dealing with the ability to regulate interstate commerce and exclude illegal aliens.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 145 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6000, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6000
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e0bd853ec0640461d3d997bba9b770ac178250b41756d9d04f58f902e89df662
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. 6000, 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
26 cosponsors — 26 Republicans
0 of 26 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rob Bishop (R-UT), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), John Fleming (R-LA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA), Jack Kingston (R-GA), John Kline (R-MN), James Lankford (R-OK), Billy Long (R-MO), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), David Roe (R-TN), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Austin Scott (R-GA), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
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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.