Make Transportation Authorities Accountable and Transparent Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1592.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 47, March 14, 2023, Page H1287):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and properfor carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and allother Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: To require the inspector general of the Department of Transportation to conduct an audit on the use of Federal funds by certain entities providing public transportation, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 14, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1592, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1592

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  5abaf0a2cc2e2fd0b0814d3adae9fcfecc31d0698dac13b0568393d8b68ba91a

  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.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1592, last updated July 24, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.