Retirement Freedom Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6993.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 7, January 12, 2024, Page H133):
  Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would allow an individual to opt out of Medicare Part A and utilize other healthcare options without being forced to lose their Social Security benefits.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2024 ↗

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  227 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6993, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6993

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 19, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6b82d7c409c8892b73a83d7d019a53a590b5814bd887d0a05881a61670931e65

  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.

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