House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2011
- Committee actionJun 7, 2012
- Passed HouseAug 1, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 2, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1171.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1171, Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012” on June 19, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 19, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43340
- CBO publication date
- June 19, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1171, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1171
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1e083efa39db96662f8030357a121988f31e0b2d89398743421d1866a5327285
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1171, the Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012” on June 19, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 7, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 19, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43341
- CBO publication date
- June 19, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1171, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1171
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1e083efa39db96662f8030357a121988f31e0b2d89398743421d1866a5327285
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 112-584,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 112-584,Part 2 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 17, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/584
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/584 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1171, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1171
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1e083efa39db96662f8030357a121988f31e0b2d89398743421d1866a5327285
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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. FARR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1986):Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 43 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1171, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1171
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1e083efa39db96662f8030357a121988f31e0b2d89398743421d1866a5327285
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
40 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 33 Democrats
7 of 40 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Lois Capps (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), James Moran (D-VA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), David Reichert (R-WA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.