House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 18, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 617.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MATHESON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H682):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and 18.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 38 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 617, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/617
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
689ab4b70a026d1577c2eb5908a968eee0b192a0be3f512b36b9498c72e07de4
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. 617, 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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Edward Markey (D-MA), Anthony Weiner (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Matheson.
- H.R. 818 (112th) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water…
- H.R. 4027 (112th) To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled "An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in…
- H.R. 343 (112th) To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
- H.R. 4326 (112th) Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act
- H.R. 1406 (112th) Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2011
- H.R. 2973 (112th) Protecting Public Safety and Sacred Sites from the Utah Prairie Dog 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.