To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions which were formerly classified to chapters 14 and 19 of title 25, United States Code.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5344.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5344, a bill to make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions which were formerly classified to chapters 14 and 19 of title 25, United States Code” on May 2, 2018. CBO’s description reads “Ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 11, 2018”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 2, 2018 ↗

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53812

  CBO publication date

  May 2, 2018

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5344, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5344

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 28, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ed101a483e11ef3417eee94c7c85b7aa73f85f97fa45b3b739e7be5b10efa93f

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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. ISSA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 48, March 20, 2018, Page H1728):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution confers on Congress the authority to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers vested by the Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof. This legislation makes technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 25, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current and make technical corrections and improvements. Making revisions to the United States Code is a necessary role of Congress with respect to executing the powers vested by the Constitution in the…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 20, 2018 ↗

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  Statement length

  731 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5344, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5344

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 28, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ed101a483e11ef3417eee94c7c85b7aa73f85f97fa45b3b739e7be5b10efa93f

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