Protecting American Voters Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3162.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3162, Protecting American Voters Act” on March 25, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on House Administration on February 14, 2024”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 25, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60148

  CBO publication date

  March 25, 2024

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3162, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3162

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  dfd4b101dc7ec5ed71af33c1f7d10aeddf0a6ba91ea93d610fb2471f921c71ea

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-389 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on February 14, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported February 14, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/389

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3162, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3162

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  dfd4b101dc7ec5ed71af33c1f7d10aeddf0a6ba91ea93d610fb2471f921c71ea

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 78, May 9, 2023, Page H2173):
  Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Election Administration
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 9, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  87 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3162, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3162

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  dfd4b101dc7ec5ed71af33c1f7d10aeddf0a6ba91ea93d610fb2471f921c71ea

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3162, last updated May 27, 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.