To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1607.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1607, a bill to clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development, and for other purposes” on September 21, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 19, 2023”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 21, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59591

  CBO publication date

  September 21, 2023

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1607, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1607

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  841081584b6f304e4675d85fd997d4e4fe0fd9383dad630c7eb04a98e8ca4069

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-264 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on November 3, 2023.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported November 3, 2023 ↗

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  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/264

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1607, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1607

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  841081584b6f304e4675d85fd997d4e4fe0fd9383dad630c7eb04a98e8ca4069

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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. SCHWEIKERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 47, March 14, 2023, Page H1288):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution: The Congress shall have 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 therof. The single subject of this legislation is: To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 14, 2023 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Statement length

  488 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1607, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1607

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  841081584b6f304e4675d85fd997d4e4fe0fd9383dad630c7eb04a98e8ca4069

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