Citizen Ballot Protection Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4316.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4316, Citizen Ballot Protection Act” on March 29, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on House Administration on February 13, 2024”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 29, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60159

  CBO publication date

  March 29, 2024

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4316, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4316

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 6, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  621d6b27fbfdc86c7d221e25db8f4f9d180f0c90c7816c0b12a82d93580b0eee

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-386 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on February 13, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported February 13, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/386

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4316, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4316

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 6, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  621d6b27fbfdc86c7d221e25db8f4f9d180f0c90c7816c0b12a82d93580b0eee

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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. PALMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 110, June 23, 2023, Page H3143):
  Article 1 Section 4 Clause 1 The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 23, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  281 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4316, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4316

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 6, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  621d6b27fbfdc86c7d221e25db8f4f9d180f0c90c7816c0b12a82d93580b0eee

  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. 4316, last updated December 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.