REAL Act of 2015

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2521.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. EDWARDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 79, May 21, 2015, Page H3563):
  Congress is authorized to enact this legislation under the Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Additionally, Congress has the authority to enact this legislation pursuant to the Preamble of the Constitution, ``to promote the general welfare.''
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 21, 2015 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  361 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2521, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2521

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  March 23, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  9eb35ce9b0cccf1e5b2000ba7559a8856710d533b1ff4131395e13e45c240f81

  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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2521, last updated March 23, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.