Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5146.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5146, Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019” on February 18, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on January 8, 2020”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 18, 2020 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56152

  CBO publication date

  February 18, 2020

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5146, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5146

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-361 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Small Business Committee on December 19, 2019.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported December 19, 2019 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/361

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5146, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5146

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  4f4bb0e34ee0364c96a9dba60b7a52b950c20c6d6ccd15b3bd5b129d245e7176

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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. HAGEDORN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 184, November 18, 2019, Page H8959):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 The Congress shall have Power [. . .] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian Tribes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 18, 2019 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  169 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5146, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5146

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  4f4bb0e34ee0364c96a9dba60b7a52b950c20c6d6ccd15b3bd5b129d245e7176

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