Utah National Guard Readiness Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 686.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 686, Utah National Guard Readiness” on June 20, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 15, 2011”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 20, 2011 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41530

  CBO publication date

  June 20, 2011

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 686, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/686

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  53209bb5584c7c835ebf5612c82f2ee10fb71e1761b6d76913a25ca110855b87

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-163 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 20, 2011.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported July 20, 2011 ↗

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  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/163

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 686, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/686

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  53209bb5584c7c835ebf5612c82f2ee10fb71e1761b6d76913a25ca110855b87

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BISHOP of Utah, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H775):
  The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 14 (relating to the power of Congress to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces), clause 16 (relating to the power of Congress to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia), and clause 18 (relating to the power of Congress to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress); and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property…
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Statement length

  725 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 686, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/686

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  53209bb5584c7c835ebf5612c82f2ee10fb71e1761b6d76913a25ca110855b87

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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