Police Our Border Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8146.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8146, Police our Border Act” on May 7, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 6, 2024”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 7, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60252

  CBO publication date

  May 7, 2024

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8146, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8146

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 10, 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. 118-482 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 6, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported May 6, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/482

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8146, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8146

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 10, 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. D'ESPOSITO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 73, April 29, 2024, Page H2700):
  Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To require a report by the Attorney General on the impact the border crisis is having on law enforcement at the Federal, State, local, and Tribal level.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 29, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Statement length

  250 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8146, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8146

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 10, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8146, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.