Repeal the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2013

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5704.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MASSIE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 166, October 8, 2025, Page H4528):
  Article 1, Section 8
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 8, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  20 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5704, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5704

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 22, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  453b71c8be1484fc5292b373f276ed7ea4768b0b2fcfbb23a78872ddf1bc5a8c

  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 May 22, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5704, last updated May 22, 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.