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Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4851.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 133, August 1, 2025, Page H3674):
  This bill is enacted pursuant to Congress's enumerated authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 (Enclave Clause), and Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 (Elections Clause) of the U.S. Constitution, granting Congress exclusive legislative control over the District of Columbia and broad powers to regulate the time, place, and manner of federal elections.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 1, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  357 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4851, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4851

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 15, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6e1f986f0d575a9805b3d95fed8fed4f9cd2e16c14d5900558744a0367f300b4

  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 September 15, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4851, last updated September 15, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.