NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7273.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BABIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 22, January 30, 2026, Page H1922):
  U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the forgoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  323 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7273, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7273

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 4, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  2b646092905eb9057a62d25ea7f911a972e084cd2062276404408cb3c3c7f292

  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 June 4, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7273, last updated June 4, 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.