House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 26, 2012
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 11, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 12, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6028.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALSH of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4064):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. ____________________Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 286 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6028, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6028
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
48cefe6ec487ec7154e0c3d19173e211b22a278938d08c34d73ddc2e03f4832d
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.3542, which became Public Law 112-218 on 12/20/2012.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6028, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6028
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
48cefe6ec487ec7154e0c3d19173e211b22a278938d08c34d73ddc2e03f4832d
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6028, 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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
William Keating (D-MA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Mike Rogers (R-AL).
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.