To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2333.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2333, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas” on October 31, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 13, 2016”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 31, 2016 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52143

  CBO publication date

  October 31, 2016

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2333, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2333

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  3f69be9b358b24c26dd005507ef5308897f8fd8d3d3c3172c0398eae773a24d1

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-820 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on November 15, 2016.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported November 15, 2016 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/820

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2333, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2333

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  3f69be9b358b24c26dd005507ef5308897f8fd8d3d3c3172c0398eae773a24d1

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 74, May 14, 2015, Page H3213):
  The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to the power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of the United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States).
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 14, 2015 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Statement length

  579 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2333, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2333

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  3f69be9b358b24c26dd005507ef5308897f8fd8d3d3c3172c0398eae773a24d1

  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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