M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1611.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VASQUEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 47, March 14, 2023, Page H1288):
  Article 1, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United State Constitution, to provide for the general welfare and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of the Congress. The single subject of this legislation is: Wild and Scenic Rivers
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 14, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1611, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1611

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  11745c495dc552308febd1209ebda91da7697037ccf60222ab207fd8a09d3aef

  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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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