House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 17, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4007.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. As as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H693):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress. Also this legislation can be enacted under the authority granted in 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 August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 430 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4007, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4007
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4007, last updated August 14, 2025. 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
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
11 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 11 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Ann Buerkle (R-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Laura Richardson (D-CA), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andy Harris.
- H.R. 2484 (112th) Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2011
- H.R. 4926 (112th) To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain women's footwear.
- H.R. 4927 (112th) To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain men's footwear.
- H.R. 4928 (112th) To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain men's footwear.
- H.R. 4929 (112th) To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain women's footwear.
- H.R. 6623 (112th) Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2012
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.