1HOUSE · NOV 16, 2012
Passed the House
365–43PASSED
R 227–6 D 138–37
On Passage · roll 608 · 25 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-208
Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
Became law on Dec 14, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Dave Camp R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 19, 2012
- Committee actionJul 26, 2012
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2012 · 365–43
- Passed SenateDec 6, 2012 · 92–4
- To the PresidentDec 7, 2012
- Became lawDec 14, 2012
Latest action: Dec 14, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-208.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6156.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-632 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on July 31, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 31, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/632
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6156, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6156
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. CAMP, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5078):Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 48 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6156, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6156
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 6156. The 2 that moved the bill are first, in date order.
2SENATE · DEC 6, 2012
Passed the Senate
92–4PASSED
R 46–0 D 45–3 I 1–1
On Passage of the Bill · roll 223 · 4 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 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
14 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 14 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Sander Levin (D-MI), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Charles Rangel (D-NY), David Reichert (R-WA), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Peter Roskam (R-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dave Camp.
- H.R. 4105 (112th) To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 8 (112th) American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
- H.R. 5986 (112th) To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries…
- H.R. 3630 (112th) Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
- H.R. 2832 (112th) To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3765 (112th) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 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.