House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Cabin Fee Act of 2012
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 10, 2011
- Committee actionNov 17, 2011
- Passed HouseSep 10, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 11, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3397.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act of 2011” on February 19, 2012. 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, February 19, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42996
- CBO publication date
- February 19, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3397, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
258fe1f4066deacc2fa1cc287b58f8db1ccab7137d22a42511557e45f3511a80
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act of 2012” on September 10, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Pay-As-You Go Effects for H.R. 3397, the Cabin Fee Act of 2012, with an amendment, as provided to CBO by the House Committee on the Budget on September 7, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 10, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43578
- CBO publication date
- September 10, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3397, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
258fe1f4066deacc2fa1cc287b58f8db1ccab7137d22a42511557e45f3511a80
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-602 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 17, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 17, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/602
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3397, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
258fe1f4066deacc2fa1cc287b58f8db1ccab7137d22a42511557e45f3511a80
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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. HASTINGS of Washington, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7406):Article IV, section 3, clause 2Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3397, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
258fe1f4066deacc2fa1cc287b58f8db1ccab7137d22a42511557e45f3511a80
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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
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Denny Rehberg (R-MT), Michael Simpson (R-ID).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Doc Hastings.
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- H.R. 1230 (112th) Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act
- H.R. 6082 (112th) Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan
- H.R. 2351 (112th) North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act
- H.R. 2719 (112th) Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act of 2011
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.