Treating Barriers to Prosperity Act of 2018

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5294.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5294, Treating Barriers to Prosperity Act of 2018” on May 10, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 12, 2018”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 10, 2018 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53860

  CBO publication date

  May 10, 2018

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5294, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5294

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-749 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 12, 2018.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported June 12, 2018 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/749

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5294, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5294

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  8bd144e93cb89c1acde4b2b0d2ebdd276d495e0948e82a7c0e50d7c0136f18c1

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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. BARLETTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 46, March 15, 2018, Page H1652):
  Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the common defense and general welfare of the United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress) and Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 (relating to interstate compacts).
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 15, 2018 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  359 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5294, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5294

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  8bd144e93cb89c1acde4b2b0d2ebdd276d495e0948e82a7c0e50d7c0136f18c1

  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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