1HOUSE · AUG 1, 2012
Passed the House
256–171PASSED
R 237–1 D 19–170
On Passage · roll 545 · 3 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-240
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Became law on Jan 2, 2013.
Sponsor: Rep. Dave Camp R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 24, 2012
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseAug 1, 2012 · 256–171
- Passed SenateJan 1, 2013 · 89–8
- Resolving differencesJan 1, 2013 · House agreed 257–167
- To the PresidentJan 2, 2013
- Became lawJan 2, 2013
Latest action: Jan 2, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 112-240.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012” on January 1, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the Senate on January 1, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 1, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43829
- CBO publication date
- January 1, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/8
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Detail on Estimated Budgetary Effects of Title VI (Medicare and Other Health Extensions) of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012” on January 1, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the Senate on January 1, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 1, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43830
- CBO publication date
- January 1, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/8
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
aae7c7ad21392673beb23719117f3fced4b980b539d027b8efabf53cb9cecf27
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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. CAMP, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5201):Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 121 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/8
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
aae7c7ad21392673beb23719117f3fced4b980b539d027b8efabf53cb9cecf27
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 noteEnactment of the "fiscal cliff bill" averted scheduled income tax rate increases and the spending reductions required by the sequestration process.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/8
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
aae7c7ad21392673beb23719117f3fced4b980b539d027b8efabf53cb9cecf27
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8, 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
5 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 8. The 3 that moved the bill are first, in date order.
2SENATE · JAN 1, 2013
Passed the Senate
89–8PASSED
R 40–5 D 47–3 I 2–0
On Passage of the Bill · roll 251 · 3 not voting · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)
3HOUSE · JAN 1, 2013
House agreed to the Senate version
257–167AGREED
R 85–151 D 172–16
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · roll 659 · 8 not voting
Procedural votes (2) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (2 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Amendment 1 to H.R. 8On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Aug 1, 2012 · roll 543R 0–238 D 170–19170–257Failed
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommit with instructionsHouse · Aug 1, 2012 · roll 544R 2–236 D 179–10181–246Failed
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 5 of 5 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
28 cosponsors — 28 Republicans
0 of 28 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Berg (R-ND), Diane Black (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Robert Dold (R-IL), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Wally Herger (R-CA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Sam Johnson (R-TX), John Kline (R-MN), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Tom Price (R-GA), Tom Reed (R-NY), David Reichert (R-WA), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Paul Ryan (R-WI), Aaron Schock (R-IL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dave Camp.
- H.R. 6156 (112th) Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
- H.R. 4105 (112th) To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 5986 (112th) To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries…
- H.R. 3630 (112th) Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
- H.R. 2832 (112th) To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3765 (112th) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011
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.