Americans First OPT Reform Act of 2023

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4843.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SANTOS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 128, July 25, 2023, Page H3950):
  US Constitution, Article 1 Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To provide for limitations on the Optional Practical Training Program.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 25, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  150 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4843, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4843

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  36f8e255ba0a279b978701bde5237cb5e2141f5800fbedb9f219fccd78aea438

  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. 4843, 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.