To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 600.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. GONZALEZ-COLON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 18, January 27, 2023, Page H490):
  Article I, Section I of the U.S. Constitution ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives.'' Article I, Section 18, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution Congress shall have the power . . . ``To make all Laws which shall he necessary and proper for carrying into Execution of the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof.''
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  534 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 600, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/600

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  197eccd30bc398918a4fc45ccc3b70104999df9c6f72be282f7a6688ead99522

  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. 600, 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.