To prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain purposes within the District of Columbia.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2083.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CALVERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 52, March 19, 2021, Page H1612):
  The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution, specifically Clauses 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States) and 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress) of such section. OR The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 18,
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 19, 2021 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2083, 117th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2083

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 6, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 16, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  de0d687534b77f81aa285f610b07b1424377a5afd3232351054b9146ec14acd1

  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.

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