House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

STEM Jobs Act of 2012

H.R. 6429Introduced Sep 18, 2012Policy area: Immigration

Where it went

IntroducedSep 18, 2012
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseNov 30, 2012 · 245–139
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 4, 2012 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6429.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act of 2012” on November 29, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules (Committee Print 112-34) and subsequently amended on November 28, 2012”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 29, 2012 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43740
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November 29, 2012
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6429, 112th Congress
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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. SMITH of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H6068-H6069):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution ____________________
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H.R. 6429, 112th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Vote results

3 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 6429. The 2 that moved the bill are first, in date order.

1HOUSE · SEP 20, 2012

Failed in the House

257–158FAILED

R 227–5 D 30–153

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 590 · 14 not voting

2HOUSE · NOV 30, 2012

Passed the House

245–139PASSED

R 218–5 D 27–134

On Passage · roll 613 · 48 not voting

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 committee
Motion to recommit with instructions
House · Nov 30, 2012 · roll 612
R 0–226 D 157–5
157–231Failed

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 3 of 3 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

68 cosponsors — 67 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 68 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Ann Buerkle (R-NY), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), K. Conaway (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Charles Dent (R-PA), David Dreier (R-CA), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Kay Granger (R-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR) and 38 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-21 district

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