Defense Spending Accountability Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2040.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LEWIS of Minnesota, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 60, April 6, 2017, Page H2791):
  As enumerated by Article 1 Section 8 of the Consitution, Congress has the power ``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and maintain a Navy'', and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval forces''
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 6, 2017 ↗

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  233 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2040, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2040

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 11, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 21, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e71b62505bbbb30292a9aaa8071102403437b7a8dee5f1f5b22448606868d35c

  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 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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