House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Roscoe Bartlett R-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 13, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 18, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1513.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BARTLETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2666):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1513, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1513
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1513, last updated December 5, 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
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
176 cosponsors — 36 Republicans, 140 Democrats
140 of 176 cosponsors (80%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Charles Bass (R-NH), Karen Bass (D-CA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Campbell (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), John Carney (D-DE), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO) and 146 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett.
- H.R. 1323 (112th) Protect America from U.S. Military Expenses in Libya Act of 2011
- H.R. 1910 (112th) To extend for one year the authority of certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational…
- H.R. 2252 (112th) Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2011
- H.Res. 13 (112th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the recognition, protection, promotion, and facilitation of the annual JFK…
- H.Res. 762 (112th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding community-based civil defense and power generation.
- H.R. 1257 (112th) Protect America from U.S. Military Expenses in Libya Act of 2011
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.