Small Business Language Accessibility Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8425.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CARAVEO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 85, May 16, 2024, Page H3329):
  Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18) THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18 The single subject of this legislation is: To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to revise a rule relating to language translation assistance with respect to certain needs assessments.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 16, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8425, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8425

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 11, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

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  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 July 11, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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