House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
COST Act
Official title: To require the disclosure of information relating to the cost of programs, projects, or activities carried out using Federal funds.
Sponsor: Rep. Ralph Norman R-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 14, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1387.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NORMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 31, February 14, 2025, Page H715):To require the disclosure of information related to the cost of programs, projects, or activities carried out using federal funds.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 130 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1387, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1387
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 30, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1693351f736a150efb21fe15af27481edc7810ebac0cf3eaacb176a04fcd49a6
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 March 30, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1387, last updated March 30, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Keith Self (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Norman.
- H.R. 3377 (119th) To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr., for acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the…
- H.R. 4463 (119th) To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
- H.R. 6536 (119th) Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act
- H.J.Res. 12 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
- H.Res. 888 (119th) Censuring and condemning Delegate Stacey Plaskett and removing her from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for conduct…
- H.J.Res. 128 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period…
Related bills
- S. 4130 (119th) COST ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.