To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10172.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. NORTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 136, August 27, 2026, Page H5258):
  Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 27, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

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  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

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  56 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 10172, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10172

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 24, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  150adb22b0cf3e31bc9146adfd2b47ffba45c23c5c8af17a56485cd3f14f8181

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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