House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 20, 2012
- Committee actionApr 25, 2012
- Passed HouseJun 5, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 6, 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. 4222.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4222, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act” 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
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43271
- CBO publication date
- May 25, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4222, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4222
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7628a9d034c3b28b40cc97935fa35697b4ef54712090a066ae0d089417c26e96
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-510 ↗. 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 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/510
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4222, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4222
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7628a9d034c3b28b40cc97935fa35697b4ef54712090a066ae0d089417c26e96
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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. GRIJALVA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1427):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4222, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4222
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7628a9d034c3b28b40cc97935fa35697b4ef54712090a066ae0d089417c26e96
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 noteFor further action, see H.R.3319, which became Public Law 112-214 on 12/20/2012.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4222, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4222
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7628a9d034c3b28b40cc97935fa35697b4ef54712090a066ae0d089417c26e96
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4222, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat
5 of 6 cosponsors (83%) are from the other party.
Tom Cole (R-OK), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Benjamin Quayle (R-AZ), David Schweikert (R-AZ).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
- H.R. 3319 (112th) To allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine the requirements for membership in that tribe.
- H.R. 5749 (112th) Arms Sale Responsibility Act of 2012
- H.R. 3638 (112th) Act for the 99%
- H.R. 1547 (112th) Success in the Middle Act of 2011
- H.R. 1548 (112th) Right to Rent Act of 2011
- H.R. 3542 (112th) Medicaid Enhancement and Emergency Job Creation Act of 2011
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.