U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act of 2012

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6194.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6194, U.S. Agriculture Sector Relief Act of 2012” on August 23, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on August 1, 2012”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 23, 2012 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43555

  CBO publication date

  August 23, 2012

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6194, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6194

  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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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-679 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 19, 2012.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported September 19, 2012 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/679

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6194, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6194

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  a58a6c0803d6fd218e0ef9c1ed25cfc29a152b116b1d1c188e9191f8cd2abf99

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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. GINGREY of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5292):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 that states, ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with Indian Tribes''
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  143 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6194, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6194

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  a58a6c0803d6fd218e0ef9c1ed25cfc29a152b116b1d1c188e9191f8cd2abf99

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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