Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 76.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 76, joint resolution granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Com” on July 17, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Judiciary on June 14, 2017”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 2017 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52926

  CBO publication date

  July 17, 2017

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 76, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/76

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 14, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 21, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1982a173d4a691b4ace71a8bb9debab78e0b73f0ad71efcb7174f2f8b7d571be

• 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. 115-227 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 17, 2017.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported July 17, 2017 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/227

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 76, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/76

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 14, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 21, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1982a173d4a691b4ace71a8bb9debab78e0b73f0ad71efcb7174f2f8b7d571be

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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. HOYER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 28, February 16, 2017, Page H1306):
  U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 10
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 16, 2017 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  40 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 76, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/76

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 14, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 21, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1982a173d4a691b4ace71a8bb9debab78e0b73f0ad71efcb7174f2f8b7d571be

  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.J.Res. 76, last updated January 14, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.