To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 338.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 338, a bill to promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce” on June 13, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 7, 2017”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 13, 2017 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52802

  CBO publication date

  June 13, 2017

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 338, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/338

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 21, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-168 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 12, 2017.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported June 12, 2017 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/168

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 338, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/338

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 21, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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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. RUSH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 3, January 5, 2017, Page H183):
  This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 5, 2017 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  134 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 338, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/338

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 21, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  b8f3f31f9ab6128ab9b6bf1b6554e413f630dc29e9fc08b656de60a2281926c2

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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