House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Gulf Coast Restoration Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 5, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 16, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1762.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BONNER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3110):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
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1762, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1762
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
16757c5c3baddff3e17351a60c316900bc9c4b02b4a7ef7940bbbbacde6a4e44
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. 1762, 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
13 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 13 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Ron Paul (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Martha Roby (R-AL), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Steve Southerland (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jo Bonner.
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- H.R. 5656 (112th) To extend the temporary suspension of duty on methyl-4-trifluoro methoxyphenyl-N-(chlorocarbonyl) carbamate.
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.