Preserving JROTC Programs Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7977.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALTZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 63, April 12, 2024, Page H2367):
  Article I, Section 8 ``to provide for the common Defence'', ``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and maintain a Navy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' The single subject of this legislation is: JROTC Programs
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 12, 2024 ↗

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  270 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7977, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7977

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 6, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  873f4c0a792f33231511612c44bf323031280d35d8699efc738ce533e4de6c45

  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 June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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