Emergency Migration Response Act of 2023

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6535.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SLOTKIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 197, November 30, 2023, Page H6050):
  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 authorizes the President to declare an extraordinary migration event that is of such magnitude that the existing infrastructure, including Department of Homeland Security (DHS) staffing levels and relevant government resources, is unable to provide an appropriate government response. Such a declaration authorizes DHS to take various actions to respond to the migration event, such as (1) utilizing the…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 30, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6535, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6535

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 19, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  71d2bdf1c5f840d470d08585b4ba0c4a574eabd5e0cb8e79cfd794105d60fedf

  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 December 19, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6535, last updated December 19, 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.