Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2408.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUCHANAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 56, March 27, 2025, Page H1338):
  Article 1, Section 8
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 27, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  20 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2408, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2408

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 12, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  9c2b639e0b54737076638028350d9b1eedc7f84ed490e5858e2413189224a58b

  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 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2408, last updated June 12, 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.