End Government Shutdowns Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5542.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BARR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 156, September 23, 2025, Page H4494):
  Pursuant to clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes and to provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. Furthermore, clause 18 of section 8 grants Congress the authority to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution its enumerated powers, including the power of the purse. This legislation is enacted under these constitutional authorities.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 23, 2025 ↗

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  452 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5542, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5542

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 30, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  fe7175e31484b6f2a82d8562dd9b708c65955c9fc9e09c93a31a8594c5fbce28

  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 30, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5542, last updated September 30, 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.