House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 18, 2011
- Committee actionOct 5, 2011
- Passed HouseFeb 6, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 21, 2012 — Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 306.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 306, Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act” on November 30, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 5, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 30, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42735
- CBO publication date
- November 30, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 306, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/306
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0492845acbad96d592e058baf701fa6f78d49eada7e53216624978c93c89c50f
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-310 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 1, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 1, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/310
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 306, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/306
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0492845acbad96d592e058baf701fa6f78d49eada7e53216624978c93c89c50f
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JONES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H255):Article I, Section 8, and Article IV, Section 3, of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 90 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 306, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/306
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0492845acbad96d592e058baf701fa6f78d49eada7e53216624978c93c89c50f
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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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
9 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 9 cosponsors (78%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Howard Coble (R-NC), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), James Moran (D-VA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), David Price (D-NC), Betty Sutton (D-OH), Edward Whitfield (R-KY).
More from the sponsor
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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.