B–VERIFY Act of 2023

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4546.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 118, July 11, 2023, Page H3207):
  The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common Defefense and general welfare of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congress has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United states of America and her citizens. Additionally Congress has the The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would require DHS to collect biometric information from an alien seeking entry into the United States, apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, or when…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 11, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 4546, 118th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

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  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 July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4546, last updated July 24, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.