1HOUSE · SEP 14, 2012
Passed the House
245–161PASSED
R 223–4 D 22–157
On Passage · roll 584 · 23 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 26, 2012
- Committee actionSep 10, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 14, 2012 · 245–161
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 19, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6213.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act” on September 4, 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, September 4, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43566
- CBO publication date
- September 4, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6213, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6213
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 112-652 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce 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/652
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6213, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6213
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a66be401b77e497f7b4428f8e677253463e40db3d18cec69cfcc152e4e6fbcc7
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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. UPTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5327):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6213, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6213
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a66be401b77e497f7b4428f8e677253463e40db3d18cec69cfcc152e4e6fbcc7
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Vote results
4 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 6213. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (3) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (3 House). Tap to show.
Mostly votes on amendments (2 of 3). They came during the House’s run of votes on Sep 14. Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Amendment 1 to H.R. 6213On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Sep 14, 2012 · roll 581R 0–228 D 169–10169–238Failed
- Amendment 2 to H.R. 6213On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Sep 14, 2012 · roll 582R 5–219 D 165–12170–231Failed
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommit with instructionsHouse · Sep 14, 2012 · roll 583R 0–228 D 175–6175–234Failed
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 4 of 4 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
21 cosponsors — 21 Republicans
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Dan Benishek (R-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Tom Latham (R-IA), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Pete Olson (R-TX), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Mike Rogers (R-MI), Tim Scott (R-SC), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Steve Stivers (R-OH), John Sullivan (R-OK), Lee Terry (R-NE), Edward Whitfield (R-KY).
More from the sponsor
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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.