House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Indiana Dunes National Park Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 28, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 11, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6291.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. As as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 147, September 28, 2016, Page H6107):Clause 3 Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 28, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6291, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6291
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6291, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 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 — 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat
7 of 8 cosponsors (88%) are from the other party.
Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), André Carson (D-IN), Luke Messer (R-IN), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Todd Young (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter Visclosky.
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.