1HOUSE · MAY 30, 2012
Passed the House
391–2PASSED
R 220–2 D 171–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 296 · 38 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-205
Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act
Became law on Dec 7, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Henry Cuellar D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 3, 2011
- Committee actionSep 21, 2011
- Passed HouseMay 30, 2012 · 391–2
- Passed SenateSep 22, 2012 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesNov 27, 2012 · House agreed 397–4
- To the PresidentNov 30, 2012
- Became lawDec 7, 2012
Latest action: Dec 7, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-205.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 915.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 915, Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act” on September 29, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 21, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 29, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42603
- CBO publication date
- September 29, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 915, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/915
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 915, Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act” on July 27, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 29, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 27, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43492
- CBO publication date
- July 27, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 915, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/915
- 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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 112-206 ↗; H. Rept. 112-268 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 28, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/SRPT/206
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/268 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 915, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/915
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CUELLAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1576):The Constitution including Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 48 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 915, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/915
- 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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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 915. The 2 that moved the bill are first, in date order.
2HOUSE · NOV 27, 2012
House agreed to the Senate version
397–4AGREED
R 222–3 D 175–1
On motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment · roll 610 · 31 not voting
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 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar.
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- H.R. 538 (112th) Government Customer Service Improvement Act
- H.J.Res. 10 (112th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 1318 (112th) South Texas Veterans Health Care Expansion Act
- H.R. 5988 (112th) San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2012
- H.R. 5964 (112th) Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2012
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.