Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 819.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-146 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 9, 2013.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported July 9, 2013 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/146

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 819, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/819

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  7378125f6c10cb82fb9ad1cd429dbf6e4c2933045bb5b899c3121b4c2516b305

  A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JONES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H659):
  Article IV, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution, which states that ``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.''
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  227 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 819, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/819

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  7378125f6c10cb82fb9ad1cd429dbf6e4c2933045bb5b899c3121b4c2516b305

  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 (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 819, last updated December 5, 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.