House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012
Sponsor: Rep. John Campbell R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 13, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 1, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6397.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CAMPBELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6000):Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 76 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6397, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- 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 or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). 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
11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Joe Walsh (R-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Campbell.
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- H.R. 2508 (112th) To extend through fiscal year 2013 the increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by the…
- H.R. 1174 (112th) Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act
- H.R. 3125 (112th) Earthquake Insurance Affordability Act
- H.R. 1541 (112th) Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act of 2011
- H.R. 3576 (112th) Spending Control 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.