LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2023

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4432.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAPPAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 114, June 30, 2023, Page H3161):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: Judiciary
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 30, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

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  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  400 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4432, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4432

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f617218be831b515572b564b2a294e73c50b0e68bfcdc239ea055413d43e82cd

  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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4432, last updated December 5, 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.