Representation for Farmers Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1104.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STUTZMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1843):
  This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution bestows upon Congress the authority ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Congress is within its constitutionally prescribed role to direct the Environmental Protection Agency, a body which regulates interstate commerce under the auspices of Congress, to appoint a member of the Science Advisory Board based on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  629 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1104, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1104

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1c45a30b2969c1ea68bf6e6438ebca7b7b4e826e79168c6bd20b33dd5999ca3d

  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. 1104, 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.