Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3453.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HORSFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6998):
  Article I, Section 8, clause 3 of the United States Constitution allows Congress to regulate interstate commerce. Article I, Section 8, clause 1 of the United States Constitution permits the Congress to tax and spend for the general welfare. Article I, Section 8, clause 18 is the necessary and proper clause, allowing Congress to enact all laws necessary and proper for executing any of their enumerated powers.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 27, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  412 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3453, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3453

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 27, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  564256e0093fc0a8db7c53a35bc9b1bdd16e2a8cae130592e3cb4c769e6865dc

  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 January 27, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3453, last updated January 27, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.