TRANQ Research Act of 2023

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1734.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1734, TRANQ Research Act” on May 5, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on March 29, 2023”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 5, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59128

  CBO publication date

  May 5, 2023

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1734, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1734

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  8a1733b39f55d0cc51d3f8300f0c7e4165652dee319e8d498e9aae0572755176

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-50 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on May 5, 2023.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported May 5, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/50

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1734, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1734

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  8a1733b39f55d0cc51d3f8300f0c7e4165652dee319e8d498e9aae0572755176

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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. COLLINS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 53, March 23, 2023, Page H1410):
  U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the forgoing Powers, and all other 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 National Institute of Standards and Technology to advance science and research activities regarding illicit drugs containing xylazine, novel synthetic opioids, and other substances of concern.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 23, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  574 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1734, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1734

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  8a1733b39f55d0cc51d3f8300f0c7e4165652dee319e8d498e9aae0572755176

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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