1HOUSE · JAN 23, 2012
Passed the House
373–1PASSED
R 214–1 D 159–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 5 · 59 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 6, 2011
- Committee actionNov 17, 2011
- Passed HouseJan 23, 2012 · 373–1
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 24, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3117.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3117, Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2011” on December 22, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 17, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42791
- CBO publication date
- December 22, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3117, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3117
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 112-374 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on January 23, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 23, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/374
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3117, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3117
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e53f726769ded0a4686c6c8b13b912b319617226196d9ef4b4b227d8c6b78044
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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. WITTMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6672):Article I, Section 8, Clause 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
- 72 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3117, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3117
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e53f726769ded0a4686c6c8b13b912b319617226196d9ef4b4b227d8c6b78044
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 3117. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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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.