Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4249.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-178 ↗.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 27, 2026 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/178

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4249, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4249

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 27, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6c4dc66834a6d334f6b6f575cf8bc885b96dff6815d1649f80ce386d694c3f3e

  A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VALADAO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 113, June 30, 2025, Page H3036):
  The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 30, 2025 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  799 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4249, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4249

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 27, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6c4dc66834a6d334f6b6f575cf8bc885b96dff6815d1649f80ce386d694c3f3e

  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.4249 is contained in the text of H.R.5371, which became Public Law 119-37.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 27, 2026 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4249, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4249

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 27, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6c4dc66834a6d334f6b6f575cf8bc885b96dff6815d1649f80ce386d694c3f3e

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of July 27, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4249, last updated July 27, 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.