House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 21, 2012
- Committee actionAug 1, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 10, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 11, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6007.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6007, North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012” on August 14, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 1, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 14, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43535
- CBO publication date
- August 14, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6007, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6007
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3272e48aa74a1f476a6e1874eea252aa2ea7c72b22f4efe32756d218627be0cc
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-657 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 10, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 10, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/657
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6007, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6007
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3272e48aa74a1f476a6e1874eea252aa2ea7c72b22f4efe32756d218627be0cc
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HALL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3976):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 32 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6007, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6007
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3272e48aa74a1f476a6e1874eea252aa2ea7c72b22f4efe32756d218627be0cc
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 noteFor further action, see S.3687, which became Public Law 112-237 on 12/28/2012.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6007, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6007
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3272e48aa74a1f476a6e1874eea252aa2ea7c72b22f4efe32756d218627be0cc
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6007, 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
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Hall.
- H.R. 4158 (112th) To confirm full ownership rights for certain United States astronauts to artifacts from the astronauts' space missions.
- H.R. 3834 (112th) Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012
- H.R. 6633 (112th) To designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown United States Courthouse".
- H.R. 970 (112th) Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2011
- H.R. 1219 (112th) Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act
- H.Con.Res. 89 (112th) Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
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.