Protecting American Energy Security Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7061.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ELFRETH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 10, January 14, 2026, Page H894):
  Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 14, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  52 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7061, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7061

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  March 9, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6cfc955c49503f73a4b4812458ce4b2e7a08d3a81a6346bd321b868e65b28ff3

  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 9, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7061, last updated March 9, 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.