To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 670.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 670, A bill to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerg” on June 17, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 15, 2011”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 17, 2011 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41519

  CBO publication date

  June 17, 2011

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 670, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/670

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  779754494b3d73120a6739bcac239215ad8bf8427d934f9fdc49bde146f1cbdb

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-162 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 20, 2011.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported July 20, 2011 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/162

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 670, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/670

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  779754494b3d73120a6739bcac239215ad8bf8427d934f9fdc49bde146f1cbdb

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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. SABLAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H725):
  Under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution, 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.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗

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  Statement length

  348 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 670, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/670

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  779754494b3d73120a6739bcac239215ad8bf8427d934f9fdc49bde146f1cbdb

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

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