Modernizing the Congressional Research Service’s Access to Data Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7593.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7593, Modernizing the Congressional Research Service’s Access to Data Act” on June 6, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on House Administration on April 30, 2024”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 6, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60386

  CBO publication date

  June 6, 2024

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7593, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7593

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 2, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  66b0092a6c243427427e881d96fafba84587945acd33a2366bbbc25706dfbf87

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-631 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on August 16, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported August 16, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/631

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7593, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7593

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 2, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  66b0092a6c243427427e881d96fafba84587945acd33a2366bbbc25706dfbf87

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BICE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 42, March 8, 2024, Page H1057):
  Article 1, Sec. 8 The single subject of this legislation is: CRS
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 8, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  64 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7593, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7593

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 2, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  66b0092a6c243427427e881d96fafba84587945acd33a2366bbbc25706dfbf87

  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. 7593, last updated February 2, 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.