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Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6492.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-441 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 5, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported April 5, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/441

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6492, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6492

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 17, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  cc2fc69ab169575d6e0e7bfd731381100b0bbf517117c9cda4b07f40e330f22f

  A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WESTERMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 196, November 29, 2023, Page H5983):
  Article I of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, Federal public land.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 29, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  172 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6492, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6492

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 17, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  cc2fc69ab169575d6e0e7bfd731381100b0bbf517117c9cda4b07f40e330f22f

  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 (as of July 17, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6492, last updated July 17, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.