House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 14, 2011
- Committee actionFeb 1, 2012
- Passed HouseFeb 16, 2012 · 237–187
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 3, 2013 — Laid on the table.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3408.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3408, PIONEERS Act” on February 19, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 1, 2012”.
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/42998
- CBO publication date
- February 19, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3408, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3408
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. 112-392 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on February 9, 2012.
Source: Congress.gov, reported February 9, 2012 ↗Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/392
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3408, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3408
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. LAMBORN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7578):
Article IV, section 3, clause 2
Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3408, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3408
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteThe House passed H.R.3408, amended, on February 16, 2012, but held the bill at the desk. It was not engrossed and not sent to the Senate.
Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3408, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3408
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
17 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 3408. The vote that moved the bill is first.
1HOUSE · FEB 16, 2012
Passed the House
237–187PASSED
R 216–21 D 21–166
On Passage · roll 71 · 10 not voting
Procedural votes (16) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (16 House). Tap to show.
Mostly votes on amendments (15 of 16). They came during the House’s run of votes on Feb 15–16. Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
Amendment 1 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 15, 2012 · roll 55
R 2–231 D 171–18
173–249Failed
Amendment 2 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 15, 2012 · roll 56
R 9–230 D 164–24
173–254Failed
Amendment 3 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 15, 2012 · roll 57
R 3–235 D 146–41
149–276Failed
Amendment 4 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 15, 2012 · roll 58
R 14–225 D 179–9
193–234Failed
Amendment 5 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 15, 2012 · roll 59
R 2–235 D 158–30
160–265Failed
Amendment 7 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 15, 2012 · roll 60
R 2–237 D 158–30
160–267Failed
Amendment 9 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 15, 2012 · roll 61
R 7–232 D 162–25
169–257Failed
Amendment 11 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 15, 2012 · roll 62
R 228–10 D 38–149
266–159Agreed
Amendment 12 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 15, 2012 · roll 63
R 14–225 D 174–11
188–236Failed
Amendment 13 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 16, 2012 · roll 64
R 5–229 D 162–24
167–253Failed
Amendment 15 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 16, 2012 · roll 65
R 12–220 D 177–8
189–228Failed
Amendment 16 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 16, 2012 · roll 66
R 232–4 D 18–167
250–171Agreed
Amendment 17 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 16, 2012 · roll 67
R 9–227 D 159–27
168–254Failed
Amendment 18 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 16, 2012 · roll 68
R 14–222 D 169–16
183–238Failed
Amendment 19 to H.R. 3408On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 16, 2012 · roll 69
R 230–5 D 14–172
244–177Agreed
Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommit with instructions
House · Feb 16, 2012 · roll 70
R 2–232 D 174–9
176–241Failed
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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.