Protecting Local Zoos Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7159.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOSAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 13, January 20, 2026, Page H948):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 20, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  30 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7159, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7159

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 10, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  68774913c1af7462447e7df3372cf033ffce4596bc7f03a2f3b02eddfa7a0a0c

  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 April 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7159, last updated April 10, 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.