Implementing DOGE Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 199.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. TENNEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 1, January 3, 2025, Page H43):
  Article I The single subject of this legislation is: Prohibiting additional appropriations above a one percent increase year over year.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Statement length

  135 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 199, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/199

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 21, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  d4cb7367664b382cc5c12571187b32ebc7a0034a21236cb46222c8dc3401e975

  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 April 21, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 199, last updated April 21, 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.