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Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3996.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H1658-H1659):
  The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress ``to provide for the common Defence'', ``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and maintain a Navy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' as enumerated in Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  343 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3996, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3996

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 12, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  8db0cf358ebda44a61134c3ac9afc7b05ece44e065866e14c868ee6e591b46a7

  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. 3996, 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.