Chuckwalla National Monument Establishment and Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act of 2024

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8031.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUIZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 66, April 16, 2024, Page H2445):
  Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution, to provide for the general welfare and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of Congress. The single subject of this legislation is: To provide for the protection of natural and cultural resources, Tribal collaborative management, sustainable economic development, enhanced recreation, and equitable access on Federal lands in eastern Imperial and Riverside counties, California, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 16, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  498 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8031, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8031

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 16, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ebb8433f00b755e819300716a2744a399130b3ff34a72aecc1c9ff2f925649ad

  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 December 16, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8031, last updated December 16, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.