To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to apply to retiree-only health plans the extension of dependent health coverage for individuals through 26 years of age provided for by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3299.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HINCHEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7208):
  This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I. Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  134 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3299, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3299

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  March 23, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  301d405240c94d02ada83272d883f47dd382d596eacb8f667c66461e1e391453

  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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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