Prison Libraries Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7247.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLEAVER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 19, January 27, 2026, Page H1915):
  Article I of the Constitution
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  29 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7247, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7247

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 23, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  d27b4808556da953264d89037f095d4eb7c1752453bc9fe70d6532a403986075

  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 October 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7247, last updated October 23, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.