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Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8281.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-552 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on June 14, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported June 14, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/552

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8281, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8281

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 2, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  cca84013efb11bbfd2d7056aaf50b94e9628bdc6e7a578314c7fc5a747fc92c0

  A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 79, May 7, 2024, Page H2938):
  Article I, Section 4, Clause 1--``The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations. . .'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 4--``To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization. . .'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--``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.'' 15th Amendment--Referring to ``The right of citizens of the United States to vote.…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 7, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  1,176 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8281, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8281

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 2, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  cca84013efb11bbfd2d7056aaf50b94e9628bdc6e7a578314c7fc5a747fc92c0

  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 (as of February 2, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8281, last updated February 2, 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.