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Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8919.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CUNNINGHAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 208, December 9, 2020, Page H7111):
  Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 1 ``The Congress shall have Power To . . . provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States;'' Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18 ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof''
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 9, 2020 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  395 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8919, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8919

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 3, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  d6d1ab99e8ed275f71b05ad813e9a4cea5fbe63f66686283e7b8dfd524762813

  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. 8919, 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.