House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 24, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 26, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6173.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEUGEBAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5201):Article 1, Section 8: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 200 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6173, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6173
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6173, last updated March 23, 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
41 cosponsors — 40 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 41 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
W. Akin (R-MO), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Diane Black (R-TN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Paul Broun (R-GA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), John Duncan (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Jeffrey Landry (R-LA), James Lankford (R-OK), Robert Latta (R-OH), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), John Mica (R-FL), Jeff Miller (R-FL) and 11 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.Res. 336 (112th) Expressing support for designation of September 2011 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
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.