House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 9, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 25, 2011 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 977.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1665):Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 977, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/977
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
294589f09d7615673065bd41f096c2d3cff898195231dc684702a79f155b42fb
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 977, last updated December 5, 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
8 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Dan Benishek (R-MI), Dave Camp (R-MI), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Sander Levin (D-MI), Gary Peters (D-MI), Mike Rogers (R-MI), Fred Upton (R-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Huizenga.
- H.R. 4014 (112th) To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
- H.R. 3634 (112th) Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011
- H.R. 5646 (112th) Homeland Security Respect for Life Act
- H.R. 4323 (112th) Consumer Mortgage Choice Act
- H.R. 3819 (112th) Health Freedom for Seniors Act
- H.R. 3414 (112th) Honest Budget Act
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.