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- IntroducedNov 16, 2012
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Latest action: Nov 16, 2012 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6597.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BIGGERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6429):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6597, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6597
- 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. 6597, 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
62 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 32 Democrats
32 of 62 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.
W. Akin (R-MO), Dan Boren (D-OK), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Kay Granger (R-TX), H. Griffith (R-VA), Andy Harris (R-MD), James Himes (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), William Keating (D-MA), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and 32 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Judy Biggert.
- H.R. 33 (112th) Church Plan Investment Clarification Act
- H.R. 5740 (112th) National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act
- H.R. 2446 (112th) RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act of 2012
- H.R. 1309 (112th) Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011
- H.R. 4264 (112th) FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012
- H.R. 4628 (112th) Interest Rate Reduction Act
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.