Expand Emergency Housing Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5436.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ESPAILLAT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 148, September 13, 2023, Page H4297):
  section 5 of Amendment XIV to the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To waive certain requirements for Community Development Block Grant amounts used for public services activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to homelessness and emergency rental assistance needs.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 13, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5436, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5436

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

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  684586f2e74ce5b6a2057b2ee2eff787694ca08b2575850501259912a4ec3868

  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.

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