Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2804.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2804, Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026” on July 29, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Small Business on July 2, 2026”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 29, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62609

  CBO publication date

  July 29, 2026

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2804, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2804

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  77ee6c27b9aaa64fd5397d10566bc5bdc275da2c8a9b0fa0599b6489e39be792

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-719 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Small Business Committee on July 2, 2026.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported July 2, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/719

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2804, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2804

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  77ee6c27b9aaa64fd5397d10566bc5bdc275da2c8a9b0fa0599b6489e39be792

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. VELAZQUEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 64, April 9, 2025, Page H1564):
  Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, gives Congress 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 in any Department or Officer thereof.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 9, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  312 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2804, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2804

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  77ee6c27b9aaa64fd5397d10566bc5bdc275da2c8a9b0fa0599b6489e39be792

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2804, last updated September 19, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 24, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.