To eliminate certain limitations and exclusions regarding defense articles and requirements regarding security assistance and sales with respect to the Republic of Cyprus.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 298.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 5, January 9, 2025, Page H93):
  Article I, Section 8
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  20 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 298, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/298

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 28, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 12, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  dbb576c494fa6b923b4fdeefd873b9e19695f2b25ab1997c71b399bc0d0534c0

  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 August 28, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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