Free Veterans from Fees Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3997.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3997, Free Veterans from Fees Act” on April 27, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 11, 2018”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 27, 2018 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53801

  CBO publication date

  April 27, 2018

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3997, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3997

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 21, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  23ec595464c4b5b7e6185a7595f3cd76b00bb105f8fdab4d1a4bb39dff469144

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-658 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 27, 2018.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported April 27, 2018 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/658

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3997, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3997

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 21, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  23ec595464c4b5b7e6185a7595f3cd76b00bb105f8fdab4d1a4bb39dff469144

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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. ROTHFUS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 162, October 10, 2017, Page H7918):
  This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution. To borrow Money on the credit of the United States.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 10, 2017 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  186 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3997, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3997

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 21, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  23ec595464c4b5b7e6185a7595f3cd76b00bb105f8fdab4d1a4bb39dff469144

  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.R. 3997, 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.