House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 20, 2012 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5744.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOSAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2714):This bill addresses management of federal land. Accordingly, we turn to the following constitutional authority: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2. The 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; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. Currently, the federal government possesses approximately 1.8 billion acres of land. The land at issue in this bill is but a small part of those holdings. The U.S. Constitution specifically addresses the relationship of the federal government to lands. Article…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 1,237 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5744, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5744
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ded5c544b12a739c35a7514bdfe76601b38f769763c5c0ae531e9ca37ea41afe
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’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5744, last updated August 14, 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.
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
33 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 33 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Rick Berg (R-ND), Rob Bishop (R-UT), John Carter (R-TX), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Steve King (R-IA), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Billy Long (R-MO), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Benjamin Quayle (R-AZ), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Mike Ross (D-AR), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Heath Shuler (D-NC) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Gosar.
- H.R. 489 (112th) To clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1904 (112th) Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011
- H.R. 1038 (112th) To authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private…
- H.Res. 490 (112th) Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States.
- H.Res. 630 (112th) Expressing support for Israel and its right to self-defense against the illegal nuclear program by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- H.R. 1150 (112th) Competitive Health Insurance Reform 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.