Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4617.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4617, SHIELD Act” on October 21, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on House Administration on October 16, 2019”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 21, 2019 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55747

  CBO publication date

  October 21, 2019

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4617, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4617

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ba1430efa162044a37752c1d63cf1075a36945a512eaf4e421e0e4980e4d961b

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-246 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on October 21, 2019.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported October 21, 2019 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/246

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4617, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4617

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ba1430efa162044a37752c1d63cf1075a36945a512eaf4e421e0e4980e4d961b

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LOFGREN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 160, October 8, 2019, Page H8101):
  Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 8, 2019 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  65 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4617, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4617

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ba1430efa162044a37752c1d63cf1075a36945a512eaf4e421e0e4980e4d961b

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

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4617, last updated December 5, 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.