POWER Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1828.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CHU, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 56, March 28, 2023, Page H1528):
  Clause 1 of Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: This bill expands protections for aliens who are victims of crimes or serious workplace violations.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 28, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  209 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1828, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1828

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 28, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  d8c624aba5336f834e5af6028f561f4d2bd4bcab9a3dd2483a2dfec1792ea976

  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 August 28, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1828, last updated August 28, 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.