House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
For the relief of Allan Bolor Kelley.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2011
- Committee actionJun 28, 2012
- Passed HouseDec 4, 2012 · without objection
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 5, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 794.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 794, a bill for the relief of Allan Bolor Kelley” on July 5, 2012. CBO’s description reads “The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed the following legislation ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 28, 2012:”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 5, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43402
- CBO publication date
- July 5, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 794, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/794
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-620 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 24, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2012 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/620
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 794, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/794
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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. As as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1180):Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution provides that Congress shall have power to ``establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization''. The Supreme Court has long found that this provision of the Constitution grants Congress plenary power over immigration policy. As the Court found in Galvan v. Press, 347 U.S. 522, 531 (1954), ``that the formulation of policies [pertaining to the entry of aliens and their right to remain here] is entrusted exclusively to Congress has become about as firmly imbedded in the legislative and judicial tissues of our body politic as any aspect of our government.'' And, as the Court found in Kleindienst v. Mandel, 408 U.S. 753, 766 (1972) (quoting Boutilier…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 936 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 794, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/794
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5fa2a9cb2f9aaee154c22d35e9ac97130a4983d74d34909112a1db4289c9fce9
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman.
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.