To amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3888.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BAIRD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 99, June 7, 2023, Page H2779):
  Art. I, Sec. 8. Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; The single subject of this legislation is: To strengthen existing benefits for certain descendants of veterans exposed to herbicide agents.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 7, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3888, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3888

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  5e1318e0c5bc9a40005c1abcb325d7d19780cc1f36f38b3b3548c9d8a4e7b6bb

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

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