Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2716.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-426 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on January 7, 2026.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported January 7, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/426

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2716, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2716

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 27, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  96e248e433d8fc639b4e66ed99ccaf1c16c578a410c408bcfe9e1f98b17c1c46

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 63, April 8, 2025, Page H1508):
  Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof''
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 8, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  303 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2716, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2716

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 27, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  96e248e433d8fc639b4e66ed99ccaf1c16c578a410c408bcfe9e1f98b17c1c46

  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 noteThe text of H.R.2716 is contained in the text of S.269, which became Public Law 119-77.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 27, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  notes

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2716, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2716

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 27, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  96e248e433d8fc639b4e66ed99ccaf1c16c578a410c408bcfe9e1f98b17c1c46

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of July 27, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2716, last updated July 27, 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.