Cyber Defense National Guard Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 278.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JACKSON LEE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 9, January 11, 2023, Page H205):
  This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 12, Clause 15, Clause 16, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 11, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  181 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 278, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/278

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  d27b7e5b2c33720a15137c9392d5e652d63ac110f5ccfa6655cc24493986693e

  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. 278, 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.