Senate bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-230
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 7, 2012
- Committee actionJun 29, 2012
- Passed SenateNov 30, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseDec 19, 2012 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 20, 2012
- Became lawDec 28, 2012
Latest action: Dec 28, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-230.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2170.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 112-211 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on September 13, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 13, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/SRPT/211
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2170, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/2170
- 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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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat, 1 independent
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Mike Lee (R-UT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Daniel Akaka.
- S. 743 (112th) Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012
- S. 1379 (112th) D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011
- S.Res. 419 (112th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the…
- S.Res. 128 (112th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the…
- S.Res. 296 (112th) A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Combined Federal Campaign.
- S.Res. 624 (112th) A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel Ken Inouye, Senator from the State of Hawaii.
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.