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Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5995.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BILIRAKIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 39, February 27, 2020, Page H1252):
  This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the United States. Article I, section 8 of the United State Constitution, which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2020 ↗

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  474 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5995, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5995

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 6, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  0ee6b211b271e7360a0a1f9f6e94337e4ea1726e0580379469df219f4dca1dfe

  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 June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5995, last updated June 6, 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.