House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 21, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 23, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6495.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AMASH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6277):Article I, Section 8, clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution empowers Congress ``To coin Money, [and] regulate the Value thereof.'' Congress currently authorizes the minting of commemorative coins, and this bill directs the proceeds of the minting.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 243 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6495, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6495
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6495, last updated December 5, 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
11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
John Campbell (R-CA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Reid Ribble (R-WI), E. Rigell (R-VA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Justin Amash.
- H.J.Res. 81 (112th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.J.Res. 73 (112th) Proposing a spending limit amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 3814 (112th) To prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.
- H.R. 1212 (112th) RECLAIM Act
- H.J.Res. 49 (112th) Constitutional Alternative to the War Powers Afghanistan Withdrawal Resolution
- H.R. 4268 (112th) Export-Import Bank Termination Act of 2012
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.