To authorize a land exchange involving Fort Hood, Texas, and the City of Copperas Cove, Texas, to support the city's efforts to improve arterial transportation routes in the vicinity of Fort Hood and to promote economic development.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4297.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WILLIAMS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2645):
  Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution, which pertains to managerial authority over property. ____________________
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated June 6, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

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  131 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4297, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4297

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 6, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  d234f45dc3433543509683209bcbc7f30866356f38b75a64e7362b1c209b04e3

  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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