To require the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations requiring that optional combat boots worn by members of the Armed Forces wear be made in America, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4159.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BUDZINSKI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 110, June 26, 2025, Page H3011):
  Article 1 Section 8
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 26, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  19 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4159, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4159

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 17, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  168a9f7d98158594d17885cc795ab86960b30f76740596cdabd14f68ebad5589

  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 July 17, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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