Defense of Conscience in Health Care Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2874.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MOOLENAAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 65, April 10, 2025, Page H1602):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; and Article I, Section 8, clause 18: 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
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 10, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  328 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2874, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2874

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 13, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  35cef99a1ee048cd540780c7e67a4f430a23118cd4e951ea2379cd6e079210b0

  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 April 13, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2874, last updated April 13, 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.