National Agricultural Crisis Hotline Act of 2023

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5246.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CARAVEO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 138, August 22, 2023, Page H4197):
  Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Clause 18) THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS The single subject of this legislation is: This bill will establish a crisis hotline to assist farmers, ranchers, farm workers, and their families.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 22, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5246, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5246

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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  34c93910f61cbf46536737751ed82af23d22b17a333767496077b27ad0802e96

  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.

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