Transparency in Federal Buildings Projects Act of 2019

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2502.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2502, Transparency in Federal Buildings Projects Act of 2019” on May 17, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 8, 2019”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 17, 2019 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55267

  CBO publication date

  May 17, 2019

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2502, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2502

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  40ee99b457f0835a6d788d42a2c7fd626f5927384f796ccfa223c1c5b5694b31

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-147 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on July 11, 2019.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported July 11, 2019 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/147

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2502, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2502

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  40ee99b457f0835a6d788d42a2c7fd626f5927384f796ccfa223c1c5b5694b31

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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. PALMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 72, May 2, 2019, Page H3441):
  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 clause 17 (relating to authority over the district as the seat of government), 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 May 2, 2019 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  556 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2502, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2502

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  40ee99b457f0835a6d788d42a2c7fd626f5927384f796ccfa223c1c5b5694b31

  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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