House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012

H.R. 4089Introduced Feb 27, 2012Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Miller R-FL

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 27, 2012
Committee actionFeb 29, 2012
Passed HouseApr 17, 2012 · 274–146
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 18, 2012 — Received in the Senate.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4089.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012” on April 12, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 29, 2012”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 12, 2012 ↗
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H.R. 4089, 112th Congress
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-426 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 13, 2012.
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H.R. 4089, 112th Congress
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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. MILLER of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H966):
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 ; Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
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H.R. 4089, 112th Congress
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Vote results

7 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 4089. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · APR 17, 2012

Passed the House

274–146PASSED

R 235–2 D 39–144

On Passage · roll 164 · 11 not voting

Procedural votes (6) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (6 House). Tap to show.

Mostly votes on amendments (5 of 6). They came during the House’s run of votes on Apr 17. Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.

Amendment 2 to H.R. 4089
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Apr 17, 2012 · roll 158
R 6–228 D 146–32
152–260Failed
Amendment 3 to H.R. 4089
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Apr 17, 2012 · roll 159
R 2–234 D 136–45
138–279Failed
Amendment 4 to H.R. 4089
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Apr 17, 2012 · roll 160
R 10–226 D 145–36
155–262Failed
Amendment 7 to H.R. 4089
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Apr 17, 2012 · roll 161
R 8–228 D 168–16
176–244Failed
Amendment 8 to H.R. 4089
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Apr 17, 2012 · roll 162
R 216–21 D 7–177
223–198Agreed
Send the bill back to committee
Motion to recommit with instructions
House · Apr 17, 2012 · roll 163
R 1–236 D 159–25
160–261Failed

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 7 of 7 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

27 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 27 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Jason Altmire (D-PA), Steve Austria (R-OH), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Dan Boren (D-OK), Paul Broun (R-GA), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Larry Kissell (D-NC), John Kline (R-MN), Robert Latta (R-OH), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Benjamin Quayle (R-AZ), Denny Rehberg (R-MT), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Mike Ross (D-AR), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Heath Shuler (D-NC), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Robert Wittman (R-VA), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Miller.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-1 district

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