Launch Communications Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 682.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 682, Launch Communications Act” on April 20, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 24, 2023”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 20, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59048

  CBO publication date

  April 20, 2023

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 682, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/682

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-156 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 25, 2023.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported July 25, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/156

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 682, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/682

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SOTO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 20, January 31, 2023, Page H578):
  Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill facilitates access to electromagnetic spectrum for commercial space launches and commercial space reentries.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 31, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  218 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 682, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/682

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  b75a17bfd2040338c4c40c31e6f731522cfc474a8ac9456d8260547a800bdd19

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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