Gulf War Survivor Benefits Update Act of 2025

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6812.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAPPAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 213, December 17, 2025, Page H6024):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 17, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  347 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6812, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6812

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  March 7, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  99779190d72040839cd93d6750d67121f358563ba13cbaccc07c5b025bac5a5e

  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 March 7, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6812, last updated March 7, 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.