Klamath Basin Economic Restoration Act of 2011

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3398.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. THOMPSON of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7406):
  This bill is constitutionally authorized by clause 3 of section 8 of article I, which gives Congress the power to regulate Commerce among States and with the Indian Tribes. Authorization also lies in the ``general welfare'' language found in clause 1 of section 8 of article I, commonly referred to as the Spending Clause.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 15, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  322 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3398, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3398

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 15, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  20af9a05d15f669f51fb5eaf5f5dcd6ba854dbb12fe4f42ff9c5949f1822e2e9

  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. 3398, 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.