1HOUSE · JAN 23, 2012
Passed the House
278–100PASSED
R 116–100 D 162–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 6 · 55 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act
Sponsor: Rep. Gregorio Sablan D-MPWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 16, 2011
- Committee actionJun 15, 2011
- Passed HouseJan 23, 2012 · 278–100
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 7, 2012 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-401.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1141.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1141, Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act” on June 20, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 15, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 20, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41527
- CBO publication date
- June 20, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1141, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1141
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-167 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 20, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 20, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/167
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1141, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1141
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6041ebaa3a4aa6fd972e72af3247b2d60230a0ec651845abbfa14efee2cad2b6
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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. SABLAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1907):Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 93 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1141, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1141
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6041ebaa3a4aa6fd972e72af3247b2d60230a0ec651845abbfa14efee2cad2b6
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1141, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 1141. The vote that moved the bill is first.
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 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats
2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Steve Austria (R-OH), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Edward Markey (D-MA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gregorio Sablan.
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- H.R. 2236 (112th) Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act of 2011
- H.R. 1466 (112th) To resolve the status of certain persons legally residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the immigration laws…
- H.R. 1103 (112th) American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act
- H.R. 1465 (112th) Assuring You Uniform Dietary Assistance (AYUDA) Act of 2011
- H.R. 2395 (112th) To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to permit the establishment of Jobs Corps centers in territories of the United States.
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.