IMPACT Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7685.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7685, IMPACT Act” on August 13, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May 23, 2024”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 13, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60637

  CBO publication date

  August 13, 2024

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7685, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7685

  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. 118-522 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on May 23, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 2024 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/522

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7685, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7685

  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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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MILLER of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 47, March 15, 2024, Page H1188):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``The Congress shall have Power. . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution 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: To strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of American industry through the research and development of advanced technologies to improve the efficiency of cement, concrete, and asphalt production.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 15, 2024 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Statement length

  547 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7685, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7685

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f1ccf2ec5afe3ea7df182cf4cbcd4e40a6f4362f8eb8882c1e05ea6ec20e422e

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