AG VETS Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7920.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VAN ORDEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 61, April 10, 2024, Page H2290):
  This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would amend Title IV of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7624 et seq.) by establishing a program under which the Secretary will award competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing and enhancing farming and ranching opportunities for veterans.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 10, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7920, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7920

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1ec2291f6ad27de3f3995a16914a3dc9d7fa1493450897cbc4ac262485c184e6

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7920, last updated May 27, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.