STAR Plus Scholarship Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9581.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SALINAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 142, September 12, 2024, Page H5231):
  Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 The single subject of this legislation is: To create a scholarship program for students pursuing careers in mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorder treatment fields.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 12, 2024 ↗

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  229 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9581, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9581

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 19, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  b08185c6ae4852109a8d15831b718447919dd29f9207de18b8bfd70006e82dff

  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 19, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9581, last updated December 19, 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.