LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4197.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAPPAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 110, June 26, 2025, Page H3012):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 26, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  347 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4197, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4197

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 14, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 19, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  da293184a1affbcfe87f22cce4bcc47ae83f19f83378185d61dd207e504b3b50

  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 October 14, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4197, last updated October 14, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 19, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.