Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2025

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1796.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JAMES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 40, March 3, 2025, Page H946):
  Pursuant to Clause 7(c)(1) of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the constitutional authority for enacting this legislation is found in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The General Welfare Clause, which grants Congress the power to provide for the general welfare of the United States, including promoting public health initiatives. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Commerce Clause, which grants Congress the authority to regulate commerce among the several states, including the regulation of healthcare services and programs that impact interstate commerce. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Necessary…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 3, 2025 ↗

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  932 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1796, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1796

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 5, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  68b269ff6931ca47bb7f63acca70233460591c0632093e70fa7f3ee6b66a4b4d

  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 February 5, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1796, last updated February 5, 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.