RPM Act of 2016

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4715.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McHENRY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 36, March 7, 2016, Page H1152):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Because the federal government has extended Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 beyond its intended boundaries, it follows that efforts to rein in excessive federal government encroachment in this area can be justified by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 7, 2016 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  385 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4715, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4715

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 12, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  93b2404867282f7663525ccd8760d6c6135ae92017d0c23b15778efffc6b5ddd

  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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4715, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.