Limited End Strength Reduction Act of 2012

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4294.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WEST, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1741):
  The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress ``to provide for the common Defence'', ``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and maintain a Navy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' as enumerated in Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution. ____________________
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  364 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4294, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4294

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 14, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e2483a342dbbd0f8486c7901820c75758af60f556449119ebb1e6dfe513e5cd1

  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 August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4294, last updated August 14, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.