Rape Kit Backlog Progress Act of 2023

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5721.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5721, Rape Kit Backlog Progress Act of 2023” on November 6, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 26, 2023”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 6, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59731

  CBO publication date

  November 6, 2023

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5721, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5721

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-256 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on October 26, 2023.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported October 26, 2023 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/256

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5721, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5721

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  a7ec9f5510056339a7fb47578d6e48b230004c7ba5a7704f92b14c671067f911

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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. 156, September 26, 2023, Page H4501):
  Article I The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to Require Certain Reporting on Sexual Assault Kit Testing
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 26, 2023 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  175 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5721, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5721

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  a7ec9f5510056339a7fb47578d6e48b230004c7ba5a7704f92b14c671067f911

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

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5721, last updated May 27, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.