1HOUSE · SEP 13, 2012
Passed the House
223–196PASSED
R 222–12 D 1–184
On Passage · roll 577 · 10 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 10, 2012
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 13, 2012 · 223–196
- 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 the Budget.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6365.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act” on September 12, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules on September 7, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 12, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43582
- CBO publication date
- September 12, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6365, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6365
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WEST, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5765):Article I, section 9, clause 7 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 64 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6365, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6365
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
df712051c7f54caf4b86f0efb4a1c91f5f6710bb1903beb2b3881b99dfbbefcf
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 6365. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommit with instructionsHouse · Sep 13, 2012 · roll 576R 0–234 D 170–13170–247Failed
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 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Allen West.
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- H.R. 2881 (112th) Foreign Service Line of Duty Death Gratuity Act of 2011
- H.R. 1663 (112th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily provide the work opportunity tax credit for small businesses hiring unemployed…
- H.R. 1142 (112th) Global Combat Zone Recognition Act
- H.Res. 205 (112th) Congratulating the Town of Palm Beach and its citizens on its 100 year anniversary.
- H.Res. 565 (112th) Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Palm City Community in Martin County, Florida.
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.