To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to issue a report on the effectiveness of local outdoor siren systems, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9959.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 155, October 11, 2024, Page H5867):
  This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to issue a report on the effectiveness of local outdoor siren systems, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 11, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  317 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9959, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9959

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 18, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  97585ce44b11515f6df2a2610e64771d69db210ea0cc3a7d65c23e867a807430

  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 August 18, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9959, last updated August 18, 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.