Protect Military Dependents Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1798.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VAN ORDEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 54, March 24, 2023, Page H1439):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States The single subject of this legislation is: To amend Title 38 to include the definition of a transitioning servicemember as an eligible person to receive outreach from DoL programs
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1798, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1798

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 2, 2026

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  September 14, 2026

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  52ba657e28439035603285940981482b2768596a71313d19be48041bd3a96be1

  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 February 2, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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