Analyzing Kinetic Impact Projectiles Against Americans Act of 2020

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8709.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. FUDGE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 186, October 30, 2020, Page H5715):
  To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 30, 2020 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  100 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8709, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8709

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 3, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ad37be59ad8a64f510300ba5323d62afa63de1b45e4d7fe61f381cf93d87cbbe

  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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8709, last updated January 3, 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.