Senate bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-194
Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012
Became law on Oct 5, 2012.
Sponsor: Sen. Chuck Grassley R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2011
- Committee actionApr 13, 2011
- Passed SenateJul 22, 2011 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseAug 1, 2012 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesSep 22, 2012
- To the PresidentSep 25, 2012
- Became lawOct 5, 2012
Latest action: Oct 5, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-194.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 300.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 300, Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2011” on April 26, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 13, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 26, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/22111
- CBO publication date
- April 26, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 300, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/300
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
813eeca780356c567dbbfe128646b31b7ea9bf7be961fa04c03cfd3cdb1d3feb
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 300, Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2011” on November 30, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on October 12, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 30, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42776
- CBO publication date
- November 30, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 300, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/300
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
813eeca780356c567dbbfe128646b31b7ea9bf7be961fa04c03cfd3cdb1d3feb
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 112-37 ↗; H. Rept. 112-376 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 27, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/SRPT/37
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/376 - Congress.gov bill record
- S. 300, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/300
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
813eeca780356c567dbbfe128646b31b7ea9bf7be961fa04c03cfd3cdb1d3feb
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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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats, 1 independent
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Thomas Carper (D-DE), Susan Collins (R-ME), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Jon Tester (D-MT).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley.
- S.Res. 292 (112th) A resolution designating the week beginning October 16, 2011, as "National Character Counts Week".
- S.Res. 569 (112th) A resolution designating the week beginning October 21, 2012, as "National Character Counts Week".
- S. 605 (112th) David Mitchell Rozga Act
- S. 2276 (112th) Officer Safety Act of 2012
- S. 410 (112th) Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2011
- S. 1181 (112th) National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin 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.