House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-245
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 13, 2011
- Committee actionJul 11, 2012
- Passed HouseJul 31, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 30, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJan 1, 2013
- Became lawJan 10, 2013
Latest action: Jan 10, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 112-245.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3641.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3641, Pinnacles National Park Act” on July 24, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 11, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 24, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43477
- CBO publication date
- July 24, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3641, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3641
- 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. 112-626 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 26, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 26, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/626
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3641, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3641
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
13a99f541da355bdc40a39545c78ec17aa7170b12e9b2ddfab18e3a15a353c7f
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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. FARR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H8880):Art. I, Sec. 8 U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 32 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3641, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3641
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
13a99f541da355bdc40a39545c78ec17aa7170b12e9b2ddfab18e3a15a353c7f
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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.