To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4427.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4427, an act to amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act” on March 21, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on March 14, 2016”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 21, 2016 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51405

  CBO publication date

  March 21, 2016

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4427, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4427

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e301ed90121ae2969c20589d548cce305244fe0258ea414f242b7fbaad02a666

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-451 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on March 14, 2016.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported March 14, 2016 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/451

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4427, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4427

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e301ed90121ae2969c20589d548cce305244fe0258ea414f242b7fbaad02a666

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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. POMPEO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 19, February 2, 2016, Page H496):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 2, 2016 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  30 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4427, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4427

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e301ed90121ae2969c20589d548cce305244fe0258ea414f242b7fbaad02a666

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4427, last updated September 8, 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.