Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9468.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 138, September 6, 2024, Page H5032):
  Pursuant to clause 7(c) of rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statement is submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution. The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 6, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9468, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9468

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 25, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  28eae46f79a245b691e2c1c14ac735f79961bf64c2be53a523088346f847bda9

  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 25, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9468, last updated July 25, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.