Native American Child Protection Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 663.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 663, Native American Child Protection Act” on June 22, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As introduced in the House of Representatives on January 31, 2023”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 22, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59287

  CBO publication date

  June 22, 2023

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 663, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/663

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f80239ffac25d41d5a088754d9caade541373b871ab750ddeb433b0c9c737db1

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 663, Native American Child Protection Act” on August 9, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 17, 2023”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 9, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59468

  CBO publication date

  August 9, 2023

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 663, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/663

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f80239ffac25d41d5a088754d9caade541373b871ab750ddeb433b0c9c737db1

• PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-196 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 14, 2023.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported September 14, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/196

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 663, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/663

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f80239ffac25d41d5a088754d9caade541373b871ab750ddeb433b0c9c737db1

  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. GALLEGO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 20, January 31, 2023, Page H577):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: ``[The Congress shall have the power . . .] 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.''
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 31, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  311 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 663, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/663

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f80239ffac25d41d5a088754d9caade541373b871ab750ddeb433b0c9c737db1

  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. 663, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.