Urban Jobs Act of 2011

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 683.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TOWNS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H725):
  This Bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, known as the ``General Welfare Clause.'' This provision grants Congress the broad power ``to pay the Debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States.'' (Please note, pursuant to Article I, section 8, Congress has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'')
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  593 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 683, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/683

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  March 23, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  80bd60bd0159518268d5b35f75b6e9c4a3998b4d1d1c3e34e433becc3d34031e

  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. 683, 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.