Idaho Efficient Vehicle Demonstration Act of 2011

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2143.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SIMPSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4037):
  ``The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 3 (relating to the authority to regulate commerce among the several states).''
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 15, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  238 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2143, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2143

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 15, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  4cbe74bf98c33552f16ce9b8cbb827ec062d2b0a433d2e5d8fd7cd30d6309a25

  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 January 15, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2143, last updated January 15, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.