House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled "An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2012
- Committee actionApr 25, 2012
- Passed HouseJun 18, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 19, 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. 4027.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4027, A bill to clarify authority granted under the act entitled “An act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in the state of Utah, and for other purposes”” on May 25, 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 25, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43270
- CBO publication date
- May 25, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4027, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4027
- 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. 112-509 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on May 31, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 31, 2012 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/509
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4027, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4027
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
331618965a68e66c06fc99ff531b0602607bff82f16648dd27a00a17406409a4
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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. MATHESON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H726):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
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- 64 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4027, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4027
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
331618965a68e66c06fc99ff531b0602607bff82f16648dd27a00a17406409a4
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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
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Matheson.
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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.