State Health Flexibility Act of 2012

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4160.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROKITA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1273):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 [the Spending Clause] of the United States Constitution states that `The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay for Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.' This bill restores the proper balance of power between the federal and state governments as intended under the 10th Amendment to the Constitution by devolving the responsibility of providing health care assistance for low income citizens to the states. It reinforces the founding constitutional principle that state governments are properly situated with attending to their citizens' health, safety, and general…
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗

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  702 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4160, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4160

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  March 23, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  49b77d1faebda285f138523a245b0f2261380a1e6903492b4f36f6a0560006e9

  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. 4160, 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.