1HOUSE · MAY 15, 2012
Passed the House
400–1PASSED
R 224–1 D 176–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 251 · 30 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2012
- Committee actionApr 25, 2012
- Passed HouseMay 15, 2012 · 400–1
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 16, 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. 3874.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act” on May 2, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 25, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 2, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43213
- CBO publication date
- May 2, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3874, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3874
- 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. 112-475 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on May 10, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 10, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/475
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3874, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3874
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5d7b7922ee00141146fde648cc8800d7feb2af882565a8e194625dd40be202c0
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. NOEM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H375):Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2, relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 197 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3874, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3874
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5d7b7922ee00141146fde648cc8800d7feb2af882565a8e194625dd40be202c0
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Sent to: Natural Resources Committee, Energy and Natural Resources CommitteeBills with a CBO estimateBills with a committee reportSee it in the Data Web
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3874, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 3874. 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
No cosponsors.
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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.