To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure reliable air service in American Samoa.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 276.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. RADEWAGEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H97):
  Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  55 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 276, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/276

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 21, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f0146ef8387f990b4de7df9879d1ba2dd822406b6e84ef08613bfa4a57c7cc41

  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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 276, last updated September 8, 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.