To amend title 40, United States Code, to increase the mileage of the Appalachian Development Highway System to provide for improvements to and expansion of Corridor K in North Carolina, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5835.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. EDWARDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 159, September 29, 2023, Page H4911):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 ``Regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.'' The single subject of this legislation is: Increases the Appalachian Development Highway System from 3,090 miles to 3,105 miles for improvements to and the expansion of Corridor K in North Carolina.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 29, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5835, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5835

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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  106e4d96d26ae44cea7a549f9f450d67ce177b2ea5a61e0f2c812d553f73fc35

  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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