1HOUSE · JUL 31, 2012
Passed the House
263–114PASSED
R 204–6 D 59–108
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 538 · 54 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2012
Sponsor: Rep. Jason Chaffetz R-UTWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2011
- Committee actionApr 13, 2011
- Passed HouseJul 31, 2012 · 263–114
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 1, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 828.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 828, Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011” on May 11, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 13, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41465
- CBO publication date
- May 11, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 828, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/828
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-115 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on June 23, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 23, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/115
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 828, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/828
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1696fa8555aa960d4326b3f0025b598760f368307e6421e1f1fd477f58fc3c86
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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. CHAFFETZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1391):This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 2.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 108 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 828, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/828
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1696fa8555aa960d4326b3f0025b598760f368307e6421e1f1fd477f58fc3c86
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Sent to: Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeBills with a CBO estimateBills with a committee reportSee it in the Data Web
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 828, 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
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 828. 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 4484 (112th) Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act
- H.R. 461 (112th) South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act
- H.R. 2560 (112th) Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011
- H.R. 460 (112th) Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation 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.