To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2828.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEWHOUSE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 98, June 8, 2017, Page H4819):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, Congress may enact laws necessary and proper to the execution of its enumerated powers. As this legislation solely amends the amount of time available for execution of previously granted authority, it is merely technical in nature and an appropriate exercise of Congress' authority to amend its previous actions through necessary and proper statutes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 8, 2017 ↗

  Evidence

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  383 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2828, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2828

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 21, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  7bd20731e6399043a31efcb6eb65178884922fc4cf1a7b357dd9dd94584f8ef6

  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.

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