To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2827.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2827, a bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes” on August 31, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 20, 2026”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 31, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62740

  CBO publication date

  August 31, 2026

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2827, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2827

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 6, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 7, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1bfa27df353baad1a127e80eaf6d1d02ec32eff1b66c2d661dd1910afd91ab8b

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-762 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on August 20, 2026.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported August 20, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/762

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2827, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2827

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 6, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 7, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1bfa27df353baad1a127e80eaf6d1d02ec32eff1b66c2d661dd1910afd91ab8b

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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. COLE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 65, April 10, 2025, Page H1601):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 10, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

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  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  32 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2827, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2827

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 6, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 7, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1bfa27df353baad1a127e80eaf6d1d02ec32eff1b66c2d661dd1910afd91ab8b

  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.2827 is contained in the text of S.550, which became Public Law 119-114.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated October 6, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  notes

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2827, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2827

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 6, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 7, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1bfa27df353baad1a127e80eaf6d1d02ec32eff1b66c2d661dd1910afd91ab8b

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