To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a duplicative program relating to inspection and grading of catfish.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4296.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HARTZLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1805):
  Article I: Section 8: Clause 3 The United States Congress shall have power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated February 5, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  179 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4296, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4296

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 5, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  4abc621b3bc267942df3c01fbca77e977352b80e59553ce26df9a051f9c5ba4e

  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 February 5, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4296, last updated February 5, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.