Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act of 2023

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6493.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6493, Safeguarding Electoral Integrity Act of 2023” on July 12, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on House Administration on July 8, 2024”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 12, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60521

  CBO publication date

  July 12, 2024

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6493, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6493

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 2, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  259dd3f0e7c8adb32a0a56cee5cc4eecd335f69b75f6deb79ff204ab898f1861

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-577 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on July 8, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported July 8, 2024 ↗

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  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/577

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6493, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6493

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 2, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  259dd3f0e7c8adb32a0a56cee5cc4eecd335f69b75f6deb79ff204ab898f1861

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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. HAGEMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 196, November 29, 2023, Page H5983):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: This bill strikes Executive Order 14019 and any contracts or arrangements made by agencies in connection with its implementation.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 29, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Statement length

  441 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6493, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6493

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 2, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  259dd3f0e7c8adb32a0a56cee5cc4eecd335f69b75f6deb79ff204ab898f1861

  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. 6493, last updated February 2, 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.