Expanding Opportunities for Diverse Entrepreneurs Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2485.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CASTRO of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 60, April 6, 2023, Page H1710):
  Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18) THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18 The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for The single subject of this legislation is: The purpose of the bill is regarding federally-assisted transportation contracting opportunities.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 6, 2023 ↗

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  388 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2485, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2485

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  d8581d28316eafbbf8eeac2154d6e033cb85b72bea5fe1938fcdc13530aeb9aa

  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 July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2485, last updated July 24, 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.