House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-272

World War I Centennial Commission Act

H.R. 6364Introduced Sep 10, 2012Policy area: Social Sciences and History

Became law on Jan 14, 2013.

Sponsor: Rep. Ted Poe R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedSep 10, 2012
Committee actionDec 5, 2012
Passed HouseDec 12, 2012 · by voice vote
Passed SenateDec 21, 2012 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesDec 31, 2012 · House agreed 401–5
To the PresidentJan 2, 2013
Became lawJan 14, 2013

Latest action: Jan 14, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 112-272.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6364.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-701 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 12, 2012.
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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. POE of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5765):
Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1, 12, 16, and 18
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Vote results

1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 6364. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · DEC 31, 2012

House agreed to the Senate version

401–5AGREED

R 223–5 D 178–0

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment · roll 654 · 25 not voting

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 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

14 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 14 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Sam Graves (R-MO), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Walter Jones (R-NC), Billy Long (R-MO), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Kevin Yoder (R-KS).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ted Poe.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-2 district

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