Retired Pay Restoration Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 303.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BILIRAKIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 9, January 11, 2023, Page H205):
  This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the United States. Article I, section 8 of the United State Constitution, which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 11, 2023 ↗

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  474 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 303, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/303

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 6, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6aa8342db44db8112310d5f11d899d1d2e9a6e11dea6fe59e4319fd8dbfa4025

  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 June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 303, last updated June 6, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.