To prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10577.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MESSMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 152, September 24, 2026, Page H6005):
  Article I Section 8 Enumerated Powers Clause 13 Navy To provide and maintain a Navy;
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 24, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  84 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 10577, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10577

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 29, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 30, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1b8baace27dc5482333fca5fc823aa6c4f804a90d3291e2f004a1e1f2bde8736

  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.

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