To extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2026.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2822.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 65, April 10, 2025, Page H1601):
  This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to Congress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl.1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18).
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 10, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  224 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2822, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2822

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 5, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  4cdc7ce2266224e6b53d88c66fa970a2386c72c2e6ec3c412f8a604c1ff152d3

  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 February 5, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2822, last updated February 5, 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.