House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 19, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 19, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6688.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JORDAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7360):The Constitution (specifically Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1) grants Congress the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises under certain conditions. Congress has previously utilized this grant of authority-- broadened by the 16th Amendment to include taxation on income--and therefore existing law in this area would not be expanded by this bill. The legislation continues current tax policy in some cases (requiring no additional expansion of power) or limits and repeals current utilization of power by the Congress (also requiring no additional Constitutional Authority beyond what currently exists). Congress has similarly utilized the constitutional power to withdraw funds…Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 1,666 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6688, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6688
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6cd9d6e54ccb0b32cdcd97fd21ea430ddb0f2fe89264c0ab645026e462c94454
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 noteFor further action, see H.R.8, which became Public Law 112-240 on 1/2/2013.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6688, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6688
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6cd9d6e54ccb0b32cdcd97fd21ea430ddb0f2fe89264c0ab645026e462c94454
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6688, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
22 cosponsors — 22 Republicans
0 of 22 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Paul Broun (R-GA), John Culberson (R-TX), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Tom Graves (R-GA), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Pete Olson (R-TX), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Tom Price (R-GA), David Roe (R-TN), Steve Scalise (R-LA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Tim Walberg (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Jordan.
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.