1HOUSE · FEB 6, 2012
Passed the House
381–7PASSED
R 220–7 D 161–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 35 · 44 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-97
To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.
Became law on Feb 27, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Norman Dicks D-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2011
- Committee actionOct 5, 2011
- Passed HouseFeb 6, 2012 · 381–7
- Passed SenateFeb 13, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentFeb 16, 2012
- Became lawFeb 27, 2012
Latest action: Feb 27, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-97.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1162.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1162, A bill to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe tsunami and flood protection, and for other purposes” on January 18, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 5, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 18, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42932
- CBO publication date
- January 18, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1162, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1162
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 11, 2025
- 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. 112-387 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on February 3, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 3, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/387
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1162, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1162
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
56304015e92554f8faa281caad7b47f0aebf839bda2755faf6c3b0ba6b95ee1d
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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. DICKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1986):Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 11, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1162, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1162
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
56304015e92554f8faa281caad7b47f0aebf839bda2755faf6c3b0ba6b95ee1d
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1162, last updated December 11, 2025. 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. 1162. 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Norman Dicks.
- H.R. 5995 (112th) Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012
- H.R. 3222 (112th) To designate certain National Park System land in Olympic National Park as wilderness or potential wilderness, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 6716 (112th) To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the sequestrations for fiscal year 2013.
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.