Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2765.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KILMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 66, April 20, 2023, Page H1911):
  Article I, Section 8, clause 1 provides Congress with the power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises'' in order to ``provide for the . . . general Welfare of the United States.'' The single subject of this legislation is: To designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 20, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 2765, 118th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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  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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