House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-183
Billfish Conservation Act of 2012
Became law on Oct 5, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Miller R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 29, 2011
- Committee actionAug 1, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 10, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 22, 2012 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentSep 25, 2012
- Became lawOct 5, 2012
Latest action: Oct 5, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-183.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2706.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2706, Billfish Conservation Act of 2011” on September 8, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 1, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 8, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43569
- CBO publication date
- September 8, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2706, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2706
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-656 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 10, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 10, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/656
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2706, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2706
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MILLER of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5781):Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2706, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2706
- 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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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
25 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 25 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Dan Boren (D-OK), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bill Flores (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Jeffrey Landry (R-LA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), David Rivera (R-FL), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Mike Ross (D-AR), Heath Shuler (D-NC), Steve Southerland (R-FL), Robert Wittman (R-VA), Don Young (R-AK).
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- H.R. 2433 (112th) Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011
- H.R. 4089 (112th) Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
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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.