EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1029.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1029, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015” on March 2, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on February 25, 2015”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 2, 2015 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49982

  CBO publication date

  March 2, 2015

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1029, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1029

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  c537e0c362df6f3a0d42e912f18d4367c2e40537c4e5d5558ea57ce964330e04

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-33 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on March 2, 2015.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported March 2, 2015 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/33

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1029, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1029

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  c537e0c362df6f3a0d42e912f18d4367c2e40537c4e5d5558ea57ce964330e04

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LUCAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 31, February 24, 2015, Page H1115):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with Indian tribes. and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Power vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 24, 2015 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  457 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1029, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1029

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  c537e0c362df6f3a0d42e912f18d4367c2e40537c4e5d5558ea57ce964330e04

  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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