House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2011
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 5, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 28, 2011 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1761.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PIERLUISI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3110):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of the Congress enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 162 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1761, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1761
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 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 August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1761, last updated August 14, 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
17 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 15 Democrats
2 of 17 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Lois Capps (D-CA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Edward Markey (D-MA), George Miller (D-CA), James Moran (D-VA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pedro Pierluisi.
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- H.R. 2567 (112th) Federal First Offender Improvement Act of 2011
- H.R. 863 (112th) Teacher Exchange Act of 2011
- H.R. 1273 (112th) Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments of 2011
- H.R. 1357 (112th) Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity 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.