To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions which were formerly classified to chapters 14 and 19 of title 25, United States Code.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5695.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H. R. 5695, Technical Corrections Legislation” on January 28, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the U.S House of Representatives on December 8, 2021”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 28, 2022 ↗

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57797

  CBO publication date

  January 28, 2022

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5695, 117th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5695

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 10, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 16, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-190 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on November 30, 2021.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported November 30, 2021 ↗

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  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/190

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5695, 117th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5695

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 10, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 16, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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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. ISSA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 186, October 22, 2021, Page H5834):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution confers on Congress the authority to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers vested by the Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof. This legislation makes technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 25, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current and make technical corrections and improvements. Making revisions to the United States Code is a necessary role of Congress with respect to executing the powers vested by the Constitution in the…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 22, 2021 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5695, 117th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5695

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 10, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 16, 2026

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