To include Livingston, Union, and Stephenson Counties in Illinois to the Lincoln National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1553.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2856):
  Article I Section 8 providing for the general Welfare of the United States.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated February 7, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  75 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1553, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1553

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 7, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6876d5ba48533c0ae357ab99ce2230fcec0ef1e7ea2924af0191780cb8154977

  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 February 7, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1553, last updated February 7, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.