House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2016
- Committee actionJun 15, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 6, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 7, 2016 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 617.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4510.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4510, Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act” on July 12, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 15, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 12, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51795
- CBO publication date
- July 12, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4510, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4510
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-689 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 14, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 14, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/689
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4510, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4510
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. POLIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 23, February 9, 2016, Pages H650-H651):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 relating to the power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of the United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 9, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 496 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4510, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4510
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jared Polis.
- H.R. 1324 (114th) Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015
- H.R. 846 (114th) Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015
- H.R. 1548 (114th) BREATHE Act
- H.R. 1978 (114th) Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2015
- H.R. 2656 (114th) Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act
- H.R. 616 (114th) American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015
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.