BAD Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10009.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. TORRES of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 125, July 30, 2026, Page H5208):
  According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the United States Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within the Constitutional Authority of the United States Congress. Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: 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 in any Department or Officer thereof.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 30, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  441 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 10009, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10009

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 29, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 30, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  d786b94f5c510bd610a26ae0c630195d3373e334c3bb6b37b7be3d38a34e25d4

  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 September 29, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 10009, last updated September 29, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 30, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.