Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 197.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CASTOR of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 103, June 18, 2026, Page H4127):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution provides Congress with the authority to provide for the common Defense and general Welfare'' of Americans.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 18, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  157 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 197, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hjres/197

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 23, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  02b008f1290e5e0523d3276420ea8b09977ddbcdfd64fb41b0aa5153ae1d7696

  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 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 197, last updated July 23, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.