Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2050.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2050, the Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act” on March 15, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 29, 2012”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 15, 2012 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43088

  CBO publication date

  March 15, 2012

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2050, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2050

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  99a355fd42706ab44a0ff3836ada4140f1d49644a9be4a3171cd30394b2bda37

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-437 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 16, 2012.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported April 16, 2012 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/437

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2050, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2050

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  99a355fd42706ab44a0ff3836ada4140f1d49644a9be4a3171cd30394b2bda37

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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. SIMPSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3758):
  ``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 April 7, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  583 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2050, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2050

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  99a355fd42706ab44a0ff3836ada4140f1d49644a9be4a3171cd30394b2bda37

  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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