Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4094.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4094, Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act” on June 15, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 15, 2012 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43327

  CBO publication date

  June 15, 2012

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4094, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4094

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 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. 112-526 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on June 15, 2012.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported June 15, 2012 ↗

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  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/526

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4094, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4094

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 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. JONES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1017):
  Article IV, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution, which states that ``Congress shall have Power 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 December 5, 2025 ↗

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  Statement length

  227 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4094, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4094

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e3525109a863f355bd56b6789119a5cd5df2f85ce7955e283b73822354630520

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

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4094, last updated December 5, 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.