Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2021

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5773.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 190, October 28, 2021, Page H6034):
  The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common Defense and general welfare of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congress has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United States of America and her citizens. Additionally, Congress has the Constitutional authority to regulate commerce among the States and with Indian Tribes, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 28, 2021 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  611 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5773, 117th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5773

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 3, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 16, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e7046a1460b4d22840081473352d28533b8a528e98b73309a538425aac0d7089

  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. 5773, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.