Soo Locks Security and Economic Reporting Act of 2025

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2328.

• 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. 54, March 25, 2025, Page H1274):
  Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the constitutional authority for Congress to enact this legislation is provided by: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, which grants Congress the power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' The Soo Locks are a critical component of interstate and international commerce, facilitating the movement of goods essential to national security and economic stability. Additionally, authority is derived from Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, which provides Congress the power ``To provide for the common Defence and general Welfare…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 25, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  1,151 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2328, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2328

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  94433be9f7cf6605b39f2e726fed7144cc976e74a625df140ba2927990e40c1d

  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 June 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2328, last updated June 27, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.