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Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1368.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BEGICH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 31, February 14, 2025, Page H715):
  Among other powers, those vested in Congress pursuant to Article I, Section 8 to: Provide for the. common defense and general welfare of the United States; Regulate commerce, and Make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying Into execution Congress's other powers as provided under that Article.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 14, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  312 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1368, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1368

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 12, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6a1c9d35dfc716fcad3fb9a461087ceada1ea84d47fb60de2e5496d5a3ced977

  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 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1368, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 12, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.