Volunteer Freedom Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3794.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STUTZMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H78):
  Clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States, which states ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . .'' and clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution provides that Congress shall have the Power ``to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set forth terms and conditions governing their use.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  673 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3794, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3794

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  March 23, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  33d5d48ba2d84c689b1ebf50109822bdcd1115bd683346108aa15172973be997

  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.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3794, last updated March 23, 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.