House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-269
Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012
Became law on Jan 14, 2013.
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 27, 2012
- Committee actionJul 10, 2012
- Passed HouseAug 1, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJan 1, 2013
- To the PresidentJan 3, 2013
- Became lawJan 14, 2013
Latest action: Jan 14, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 112-269.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6029.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012” on July 17, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 10, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43457
- CBO publication date
- July 17, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6029, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6029
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-610 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 19, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 19, 2012 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/610
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6029, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6029
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. SMITH of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4156):The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 2, 2025 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 142 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6029, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6029
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
11 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 11 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Howard Berman (D-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Melvin Watt (D-NC), Frank Wolf (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
- H.R. 6063 (112th) Child Protection Act of 2012
- H.R. 1249 (112th) Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
- H.R. 5949 (112th) FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
- H.R. 394 (112th) Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011
- H.R. 6215 (112th) To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution.
- H.R. 2944 (112th) United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011
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.