Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia Federal Recognition Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5553.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SPANBERGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 150, September 18, 2023, Page H4382):
  The bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, which provides Congress with the power to regulate commerces and relations between the United States and Indian Tribes, and to pass all laws necessary and The single subject of this legislation is: To provide federal recognition to the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 18, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  360 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5553, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5553

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  c6b4d621dd49b1aeadc098bf3abac6874a2ae3246d8abe29e5b639f5ea8ce738

  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.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5553, last updated July 24, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.