Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7659.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 7659, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024” on May 14, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 8, 2024”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 14, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60297

  CBO publication date

  May 14, 2024

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7659, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7659

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  5b71deb29bdb3e5a32c8d872368035dc9b22463eaad3a5e4abb229bfe57cb792

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-495 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 8, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported May 8, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/495

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7659, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7659

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  5b71deb29bdb3e5a32c8d872368035dc9b22463eaad3a5e4abb229bfe57cb792

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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. GRAVES of Missouri, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 45, March 13, 2024, Page H1181):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18 of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To authorize and amend authorities, programs, and statutes administered by the Coast Guard.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 13, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  211 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7659, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7659

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  5b71deb29bdb3e5a32c8d872368035dc9b22463eaad3a5e4abb229bfe57cb792

  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. 7659, 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.