Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5527.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5527, Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act” on January 5, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on September 20, 2023”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 5, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59863

  CBO publication date

  January 5, 2024

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5527, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5527

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  March 13, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  63f1844f52137fb76e01db327c1e38e9af3b504451595a8b6ace6cd1363a6923

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5527, Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act” on December 11, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 31, 2024”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 11, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61087

  CBO publication date

  December 11, 2024

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5527, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5527

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  March 13, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  63f1844f52137fb76e01db327c1e38e9af3b504451595a8b6ace6cd1363a6923

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• Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 118-332 ↗; H. Rept. 118-397 ↗.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported December 19, 2024 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/SRPT/332
  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/397

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5527, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5527

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  March 13, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  63f1844f52137fb76e01db327c1e38e9af3b504451595a8b6ace6cd1363a6923

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MACE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 150, September 18, 2023, Page H4381):
  Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statement is submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, clause 3 of the Constitution, in that the legislation regulates forms of commerce specified in that clause; and, Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the Constitution, in that the legislation ``is necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the The single subject of this legislation is: To amend section 1078 of the National Defense Authorization Act for…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 18, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  779 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5527, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5527

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  March 13, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  63f1844f52137fb76e01db327c1e38e9af3b504451595a8b6ace6cd1363a6923

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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