Federal Register Modernization Act of 2024

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9592.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 118-308 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on December 17, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported December 17, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/SRPT/308

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9592, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9592

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 17, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  086c94f791040814f89666685ad4c523c2806c42ca99a05b9b7e4671c0166b82

  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. HIGGINS of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 143, September 16, 2024, Page H5239):
  Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has the power ``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 any Department or Officer thereof'' The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation amends title 44, United States Code, to modernize the Federal Register, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 16, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  459 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9592, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9592

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 17, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  086c94f791040814f89666685ad4c523c2806c42ca99a05b9b7e4671c0166b82

  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 July 17, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9592, last updated July 17, 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.