House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act
Sponsor: Rep. Dan Benishek R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 4, 2013
- Committee actionJan 28, 2014
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 28, 2014 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 272.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 163.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 163, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act” on February 12, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 28, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 12, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45107
- CBO publication date
- February 12, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 163, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/163
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-366 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on February 28, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 28, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/366
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 163, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/163
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1c067281cfe943d4f4fbcbe16886a4641bf194786cedad68edc874a679824d0a
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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. BENISHEK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H53):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. 163, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/163
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1c067281cfe943d4f4fbcbe16886a4641bf194786cedad68edc874a679824d0a
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S.23, which became Public Law 113-87 on 3/13/2014.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 163, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/163
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1c067281cfe943d4f4fbcbe16886a4641bf194786cedad68edc874a679824d0a
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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
11 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 11 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Dave Camp (R-MI), John Dingell (D-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Sander Levin (D-MI), Candice Miller (R-MI), Gary Peters (D-MI), Mike Rogers (R-MI), Fred Upton (R-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dan Benishek.
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- H.R. 2072 (113th) Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2014
- H.R. 1825 (113th) Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act
- H.R. 2016 (113th) Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013
- H.R. 5484 (113th) Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.