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Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4551.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-439 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 26, 2022.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported July 26, 2022 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/439

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4551, 117th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4551

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 16, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1a7cb87ff725cb98bcc2368ace1a8da1771f49d1f92ca6fe6016c38f8aceaf41

  A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BILIRAKIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 127, July 20, 2021, Page H3754):
  This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States. Article I, section 8 of the United State Constitution, which grants Congress the power 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 July 20, 2021 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  426 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4551, 117th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4551

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 16, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1a7cb87ff725cb98bcc2368ace1a8da1771f49d1f92ca6fe6016c38f8aceaf41

  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 (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4551, 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.