Ensuring Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4951.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VAN DREW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 129, July 26, 2023, Page H4033):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States. or in any Department or Officer thereof The single subject of this legislation is: Makes technical corrections relating to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 26, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

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  430 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4951, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4951

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 9, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  17b5ff588b32e7a94223ab869a7b1c5bb0e37f246d45d3e440f78eea03d432b4

  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 January 9, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4951, last updated January 9, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.