To authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1402.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-625 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on July 26, 2012.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported July 26, 2012 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/625

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1402, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1402

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 6, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  3d2ded91ea325c5f338e63acf5474f100f296179e88d82410918b5c5876590e7

  A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KILDEE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2411):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: [The Congress shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes;
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 6, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  164 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1402, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1402

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 6, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  3d2ded91ea325c5f338e63acf5474f100f296179e88d82410918b5c5876590e7

  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 (as of December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1402, last updated December 6, 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.