House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 25, 2012
- Committee actionAug 1, 2012
- 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 the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6185.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6185, Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012” on August 9, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 1, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 9, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43525
- CBO publication date
- August 9, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6185, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6185
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
68c5f030b89e4ce226bf1e59f9905958af542bec3e2f2a7e4e0e72fdad258424
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-661 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary 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/661
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6185, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6185
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
68c5f030b89e4ce226bf1e59f9905958af542bec3e2f2a7e4e0e72fdad258424
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. ADAMS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5291):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 August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 142 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6185, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6185
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
68c5f030b89e4ce226bf1e59f9905958af542bec3e2f2a7e4e0e72fdad258424
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6185, last updated August 10, 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
12 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 12 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ted Poe (R-TX), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), Robert Scott (D-VA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Lamar Smith (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sandy Adams.
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- H.R. 3991 (112th) KEEP Secure Act
- H.R. 1571 (112th) Combating Dangerous Synthetic Stimulants Act of 2011
- H.R. 2712 (112th) Shuttle Workforce Revitalization 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.