Public Buildings Reform and Savings Act of 2016

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4487.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4487, Public Buildings Reform and Savings Act of 2016” on July 5, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 23, 2016”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 5, 2016 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51771

  CBO publication date

  July 5, 2016

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4487, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4487

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  8d2580a32e05e402110960f283e92dfe416266d096640f156d4c55142184e4d0

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-589 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 23, 2016.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 2016 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/589

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4487, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4487

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  8d2580a32e05e402110960f283e92dfe416266d096640f156d4c55142184e4d0

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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. BARLETTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 22, February 8, 2016, Page H595):
  Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing 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 clause 17 (relating to authority over the district as the seat of government), 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 February 8, 2016 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  556 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4487, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4487

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  8d2580a32e05e402110960f283e92dfe416266d096640f156d4c55142184e4d0

  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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