Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3451.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARCIA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6998):
  Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 & Clause 18 of the Constitution, Congress, has the power ``To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper'' for carrying out power including the power ``To raise and support Armies''.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  227 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3451, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3451

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 12, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f54c9aef96d7362f0073009e9e6b93cf01179c86f1975b9c0cec6c2c1f4eed74

  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. 3451, 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.