Senate bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Protection Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 19, 2009
- Committee actionJun 30, 2010
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 2, 2010 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1311.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1311, Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Protection Act” on July 8, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on June 30, 2010</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 8, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21611
- CBO publication date
- July 8, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1311, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1311
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
18a08bd9d00d75e4854f186e91d06c4df3f10aa022ef75e733f33130cca4add4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1311, Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Protection Act” on July 8, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on June 30, 2010”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 8, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21611
- CBO publication date
- July 8, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1311, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1311
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
18a08bd9d00d75e4854f186e91d06c4df3f10aa022ef75e733f33130cca4add4
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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 111-241 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Environment and Public Works Committee on August 2, 2010.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 2, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/SRPT/241
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1311, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1311
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
18a08bd9d00d75e4854f186e91d06c4df3f10aa022ef75e733f33130cca4add4
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1311, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Thad Cochran (R-MS), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), George LeMieux (R-FL), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), David Vitter (R-LA).
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Roger Wicker.
- S.Res. 588 (111th) A resolution recognizing the economic and environmental impacts of the British Petroleum oil spill on the people of the Gulf Coast and…
- S.Res. 504 (111th) A resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate to those affected by the tragic events following the tornado that hit central…
- S. 4020 (111th) Restoring the 10th Amendment Act
- S. 346 (111th) Life at Conception Act
- S.Res. 582 (111th) A resolution recognizing the economic and environmental impacts of the British Petroleum oil spill on the people of the Gulf Coast and…
- S. 1638 (111th) Amtrak Secure Transportation of Firearms 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.