Strategic Humanitarian Investments to Ensure Lasting Democracies Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7493.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOTTHEIMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 37, February 29, 2024, Page H773):
  Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To provide global humanitarian assistance for emergency food, shelter, and basic services to refugees and civilians trapped in war zones.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 29, 2024 ↗

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  201 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7493, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7493

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e5e6efe1cf808580e1c8a4e14669bda7e02a0c5d6da8e00b9211c0e2312be0dd

  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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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