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Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5694.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-674 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on June 2, 2026.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported June 2, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/674

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5694, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5694

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  a74d1c4f5acf4f9e700b2294ae77c1aab35dd3c6177c5b279a777128ee82725f

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BEGICH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 164, October 6, 2025, Page H4523):
  Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Congress finds the authority for this legislation in the following provisions of the Constitution: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3--The Congress shall have Power To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes. This clause grants Congress the authority to regulate interstate and tribal commerce, including the trade and sale of marine mammal products and Alaska Native handicrafts derived therefrom. The bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to clarify and protect lawful Alaska Native commerce in traditional handicrafts and ivory products, and to…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 6, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  800 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5694, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5694

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  a74d1c4f5acf4f9e700b2294ae77c1aab35dd3c6177c5b279a777128ee82725f

  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.5694 is contained in the text of S.254, which became Public Law 119-99.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 19, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5694, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5694

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  a74d1c4f5acf4f9e700b2294ae77c1aab35dd3c6177c5b279a777128ee82725f

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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