House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
National Park Service Study Act of 2012
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 24, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 26, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6175.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KILDEE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5201):Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 93 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6175, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6175
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1b210f70c4688e77fd535f0a68d978f67cc95a18868e91868ecacb0d2b3d95aa
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.
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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
17 cosponsors — 17 Democrats
0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), John Conyers (D-MI), John Dingell (D-MI), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Ron Kind (D-WI), Ben Luján (D-NM), Edward Markey (D-MA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Laura Richardson (D-CA), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), David Scott (D-GA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dale Kildee.
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- H.R. 3821 (112th) After School for America's Children Act of 2012
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- H.R. 925 (112th) Fast Track to College 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.