Coastal States Extension Act of 2013

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3051.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SANFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5402):
  Article IV Section. 3. ``The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.'' The clause is relevant to the ``Coastal States Extension Act of 2013'' because it involves an adjustment in determining states' rights in the Territory belonging to the United States.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  504 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3051, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3051

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 12, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ab34252ca65d7a16142d9800b256f68eb5b524a3faacfb68816789562a9cff9a

  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 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3051, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.