House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2011
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 13, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 27, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1916.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HINCHEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3303):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to the power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of the United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States)Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 578 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1916, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1916
- 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. 1916, 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
122 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 119 Democrats
3 of 122 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Donna Edwards (D-MD) and 92 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maurice Hinchey.
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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.