Build It in America Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3938.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3938, Build It in America Act” on July 27, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 30, 2023”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 27, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59434

  CBO publication date

  July 27, 2023

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3938, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3938

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  483bcb6362c47727bb6cc1f2d360945fbab53f05203a01b116a110069c81fedb

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-127 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on June 30, 2023.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported June 30, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/127

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3938, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3938

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  483bcb6362c47727bb6cc1f2d360945fbab53f05203a01b116a110069c81fedb

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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. SMITH of Missouri, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 101, June 9, 2023, Page H2788):
  Article I, Section 8 of the Unites States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: The single subject of this legislation is to encourage economic growth.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 9, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  170 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3938, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3938

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  483bcb6362c47727bb6cc1f2d360945fbab53f05203a01b116a110069c81fedb

  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. 3938, 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.