House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2012
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 20, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 21, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6451.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LANDRY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6232):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, The Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 265 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6451, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6451
- 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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6451, last updated August 14, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeffrey Landry.
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- H.R. 1228 (112th) Natural Resources Restoration 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.