House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 6, 2021
- Committee actionJan 19, 2022
- Passed HouseSep 20, 2022
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 21, 2022 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4358.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4358, Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River Act” on March 1, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 19, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 1, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57887
- CBO publication date
- March 1, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4358, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4358
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-472 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 19, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 19, 2022 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/472
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4358, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4358
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 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. BUCHANAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 118, July 6, 2021, Page H3610):To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereofSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 6, 2021 ↗
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- Statement length
- 231 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4358, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4358
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.