Domestic Explosives Detection Canine Capacity Building Act of 2017

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4577.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4577, Domestic Explosives Detection Canine Capacity Building Act of 2017” on January 8, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on December 13, 2017”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 8, 2018 ↗

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53450

  CBO publication date

  January 8, 2018

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4577, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4577

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-488 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on January 9, 2018.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported January 9, 2018 ↗

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/488

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4577, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4577

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

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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. ROGERS of Alabama, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 199, December 6, 2017, Page H9709):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause I empowers the Congress to provide for the common defense. Explosives detection canines have proven invaluable in conflicts throughout American history. Servicemembers and first responders entrust their safety to these incredible animals. However international demand for capable working dogs has driven up prices and depleted supply abroad. This bill aims to connect domestic canine breeders and vendors with the federal procurement process and streamline the procurement of quality working dogs from the United States rather than overseas. This legislation will ensure continued access to critical defense asset.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 6, 2017 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4577, 115th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4577

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

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  September 21, 2026

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