ROUTERS Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7589.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7589, ROUTERS Act” on June 25, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 14, 2024”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 25, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60456

  CBO publication date

  June 25, 2024

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7589, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7589

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  94a324aa1e4fdf6da454d0fc8c6d24f9ba71e5c704518787723e29074ba7662f

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-505 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 14, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported May 14, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/505

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7589, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7589

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  94a324aa1e4fdf6da454d0fc8c6d24f9ba71e5c704518787723e29074ba7662f

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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. LATTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 42, March 8, 2024, Page H1057):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Executive 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: Protecting the United States from vulnerable routers.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 8, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  392 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7589, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7589

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  94a324aa1e4fdf6da454d0fc8c6d24f9ba71e5c704518787723e29074ba7662f

  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. 7589, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.