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Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6624.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-589 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on November 17, 2020.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported November 17, 2020 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/589

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6624, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6624

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  c9c116bc34319757b9c37131f521a9f285525428f8b51e1af386894b2584f1a6

  A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALLONE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 78, April 24, 2020, Page H1961):
  Under 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 April 24, 2020 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  170 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6624, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6624

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  c9c116bc34319757b9c37131f521a9f285525428f8b51e1af386894b2584f1a6

  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 (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6624, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.