Strengthen the Pediatric Research Initiative Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 546.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COLE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 17, January 26, 2023, Page H429):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: This bill transfers unused monies from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (PECF) to the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative before terminating the PECF.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 26, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 546, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/546

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

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  c3865dcf3700a7fa0f0afadaf1f64eb650f99cf12095ecca25f748c7ee641b46

  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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