The School Energy Crisis Relief Act authorizes the Secretary of Energy to issue energy assistance grants to help the poorest school districts across the Nation offset these unexpected and challenging costs.

the longest-serving member of either house of Congress in California's history died after a long illness. They claimed that Baca was elected chair of the Caucus in a public ballot despite Caucus rules for electing a chair that require a secret ballot election. 7% to 44.

After redistricting he decided to run in the new adjacent 35th congressional district where he faced fellow Democrat Gloria Negrete McLeod (due to California's "top two" primary system). On November 6 2012 Baca lost his seat by a margin of 55. S.