To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term protection of watersheds, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5257.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NUNN of Iowa, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 138, August 22, 2023, Pages H4197-H4198):
  Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution 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: To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term protection of watersheds, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 22, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5257, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5257

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 13, 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 September 13, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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