1HOUSE · DEC 19, 2012
Passed the House
330–77PASSED
R 151–77 D 179–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 636 · 24 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-275
Protect our Kids Act of 2012
Became law on Jan 14, 2013.
Sponsor: Rep. Lloyd Doggett D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 13, 2012
- Committee actionJan 2, 2013
- Passed HouseDec 19, 2012 · 330–77
- Passed SenateJan 2, 2013 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJan 3, 2013
- Became lawJan 14, 2013
Latest action: Jan 14, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 112-275.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6655.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DOGGETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6807):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 145 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6655, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6655
- 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.
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 6655. The vote that moved the bill is first.
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 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
17 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 9 Democrats
8 of 17 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Rick Berg (R-ND), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), John Larson (D-CT), Sander Levin (D-MI), John Lewis (D-GA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Tom Reed (R-NY), David Reichert (R-WA), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Doggett.
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- H.R. 2669 (112th) Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
- H.R. 3186 (112th) STOP Act
- H.R. 2875 (112th) Wounded Veteran Job Security Act
- H.R. 6179 (112th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 1 year the American Opportunity Tax Credit and the disregard of tax refunds for…
- H.R. 2277 (112th) TANF Supplemental Grants Extension 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.