1HOUSE · FEB 3, 2012
House adopted the conference report
248–169AGREED
R 224–12 D 24–157
On Agreeing to the Conference Report · roll 33 · 15 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-95
FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
Became law on Feb 14, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. John Mica R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2011
- Committee actionFeb 16, 2011
- Passed HouseApr 1, 2011 · 223–196
- Passed SenateApr 7, 2011 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJan 31, 2012 · Senate adopted the conference report 75–20
- To the PresidentFeb 8, 2012
- Became lawFeb 14, 2012
Latest action: Feb 14, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-95.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 658.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 658, FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011” on March 10, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 16, 2011, with a subsequent amendment provided to CBO on March 7, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 10, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/22052
- CBO publication date
- March 10, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 658, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/658
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 658, FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011” on April 7, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go table for the bill as amended by S. 223, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, and Passed by the Senate on February 17, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 7, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/22089
- CBO publication date
- April 7, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 658, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/658
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 658, FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011” on February 20, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go Table for the Conference Agreement as published in the Congressional Record for February 1, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 20, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43008
- CBO publication date
- February 20, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 658, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/658
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 112-29,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 112-29,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 112-381 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 16, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 16, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/29
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/29
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/381 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 658, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/658
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. MICA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H724):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 103 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 658, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/658
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 658. The 2 that moved the bill are first, in date order.
2SENATE · FEB 6, 2012
Senate adopted the conference report
75–20AGREED
R 38–5 D 36–14 I 1–1
On the Conference Report · roll 15 · 5 not voting · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)
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
24 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 24 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Lou Barletta (R-PA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Howard Coble (R-NC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Sam Graves (R-MO), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), James Lankford (R-OK), Billy Long (R-MO), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Gary Miller (R-CA), Tom Petri (R-WI), Tom Reed (R-NY), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Bill Shuster (R-PA), Steve Southerland (R-FL), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Mica.
- H.R. 1079 (112th) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011
- H.R. 662 (112th) Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011
- H.R. 4097 (112th) John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2012
- H.R. 1893 (112th) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part II
- H.R. 2887 (112th) Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011
- H.R. 3800 (112th) Airport and Airway Extension 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.