Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5244.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5244, Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act” on June 30, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 15, 2016”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 30, 2016 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51748

  CBO publication date

  June 30, 2016

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5244, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5244

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  03a1a55c041e72449c70e318060c20bdd1e5445daa2a3c585200d7fd70980b31

• PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-650 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 1, 2016.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported July 1, 2016 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/650

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5244, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5244

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  03a1a55c041e72449c70e318060c20bdd1e5445daa2a3c585200d7fd70980b31

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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. KNIGHT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 77, May 16, 2016, Page H2428):
  The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 18, relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 16, 2016 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  269 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5244, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5244

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  03a1a55c041e72449c70e318060c20bdd1e5445daa2a3c585200d7fd70980b31

  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. 5244, 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.