House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-189
Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act
Became law on Oct 5, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. John Conyers D-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 25, 2012
- Committee actionAug 1, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 11, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 22, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 25, 2012
- Became lawOct 5, 2012
Latest action: Oct 5, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-189.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6189.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-648 ↗. 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/648
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6189, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6189
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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. CONYERS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H5291-H5292):U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6189, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6189
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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 (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Conyers.
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- H.R. 6605 (112th) To eliminate an unnecessary reporting requirement for an unfunded DNA Identification grant program.
- H.Con.Res. 72 (112th) Expressing the sense of Congress that any legislative language approved by the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction should not…
- H.R. 676 (112th) Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act
- H.R. 3618 (112th) End Racial Profiling 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.