Liberty in Laundry Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7673.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7673, Liberty in Laundry Act” on June 26, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 10, 2024”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 26, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60462

  CBO publication date

  June 26, 2024

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7673, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7673

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-454 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on April 10, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported April 10, 2024 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/454

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7673, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7673

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  2f9fa3d65d7d1699211b0e2d6f322b6d209bce7404bdf308aa03a1ba3a80227d

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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. OGLES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 45, March 13, 2024, Page H1182):
  Article I, Section VIII The single subject of this legislation is: To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for clothes washers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 13, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Statement length

  239 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7673, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7673

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  2f9fa3d65d7d1699211b0e2d6f322b6d209bce7404bdf308aa03a1ba3a80227d

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