Citizenship for Essential Workers Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3043.

• 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. 74, May 2, 2023, Page H2127):
  Congressman Joaquin Castro 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: This bill would amend immigration laws to allow for certain individuals to have a pathway to citizenship, in addition to other changes to immigration laws.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 2, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3043, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3043

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 15, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  916975acbb270083b2471ccf478b4b4edd77aee5ccd02d32b96e5dec382e4493

  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 January 15, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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