Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 877.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AMODEI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 20, February 6, 2017, Page H1012):
  The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to providing for the 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 IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States).
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 6, 2017 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 877, 115th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/877

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 21, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1076c5df61bf8c24400604b2f281fd8e5cffe5491ee0d99308593ef5a7230d27

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

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 877, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.