Plantain and Banana Plant Health Initiative Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1455.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. GONZALEZ-COLON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 44, March 8, 2023, Pages H1207-H1208):
  Article 1, Section 18, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution Congress shall have the power. . . ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution of the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide research and extension grants to support the study of insects and pests that impact plantains and bananas, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 8, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1455, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1455

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

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  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 July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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