Disapproving the proposed civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia submitted to the Congress on September 14, 2026.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 217.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MEEKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 146, September 16, 2026, Page H5985):
  Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 16, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  40 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 217, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hjres/217

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 10, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 10, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ccf1ef4c4b9f0986e4d0886e91506c8874e7af73a092bbda1c75083ec8268611

  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 October 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 217, last updated October 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 10, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.