FUTURE Networks Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4045.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4045, FUTURE Networks Act” on February 7, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on December 1, 2021”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 7, 2022 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57823

  CBO publication date

  February 7, 2022

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4045, 117th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4045

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 16, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e525b2be049bc1563f6fe22b54cd49c718d645cc732685d5e103e46e21b5dd56

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-185 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on November 30, 2021.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported November 30, 2021 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/185

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4045, 117th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4045

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 16, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e525b2be049bc1563f6fe22b54cd49c718d645cc732685d5e103e46e21b5dd56

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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. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 108, June 22, 2021, Page H3007):
  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 June 22, 2021 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  169 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4045, 117th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4045

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 16, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e525b2be049bc1563f6fe22b54cd49c718d645cc732685d5e103e46e21b5dd56

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4045, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.