Expressing support for freedom of conscience.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 78.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BANKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 168, October 23, 2019, Page H8459):
  The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 23, 2019 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  270 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 78, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/78

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 3, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  4e1a3adfad08467b8164b0029f7c8fd8d63f60e22cd7a5eea2dd06dda644a52a

  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 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 78, last updated December 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.