Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4043.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4043, Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act.” on June 29, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 16, 2012”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 29, 2012 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43377

  CBO publication date

  June 29, 2012

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4043, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4043

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 6, 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. 112-606 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 17, 2012.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported July 17, 2012 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/606

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4043, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4043

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 6, 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. GALLEGLY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H802):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 13 & 14 of the U.S. Constitution, giving Congress the power to provide and maintain a Navy, and also make rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated June 6, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  204 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4043, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4043

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 6, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  da476bcc03c5b0e0e1006befdd72e065f64348063d7f2c3bb8e58a35481fd167

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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