PERM Backlog Reduction Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10051.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GROTHMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 129, August 6, 2026, Page H5221):
  Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 6, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  54 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 10051, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10051

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 2, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 3, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  474de11753b48e2a5ef2f8dd304f7be7f0715f0c3895b49bfc44f76a19b4d72c

  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 2, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 10051, last updated October 2, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 3, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.