Keep the Watchdogs Running Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5832.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CONNOLLY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 159, September 29, 2023, Page H4911):
  Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To authorize Offices of Inspectors General to continue operations during a lapse in appropriations.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 29, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  197 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5832, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5832

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 4, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  d64098c86df77e8279a61ea9733a0810b3b069fcfd99f3a2342549426f6e8884

  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 February 4, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5832, last updated February 4, 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.