Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7856.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7856, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021” on December 1, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on October 30, 2020”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 1, 2020 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56810

  CBO publication date

  December 1, 2020

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7856, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7856

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  fe6faea972558727edc45e7eeb29cf5c458d8422a1c5e0a77af045e91e1addf8

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-565 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee on October 30, 2020.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported October 30, 2020 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/565

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7856, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7856

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  fe6faea972558727edc45e7eeb29cf5c458d8422a1c5e0a77af045e91e1addf8

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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. SCHIFF, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 135, July 30, 2020, Page H4189):
  Among other powers, those vested in Congress pursuant to Article I, Section 8 to: Provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; Regulate commerce; and Make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution Congress's other powers as provided under that Article.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 30, 2020 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  311 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7856, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7856

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  fe6faea972558727edc45e7eeb29cf5c458d8422a1c5e0a77af045e91e1addf8

  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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