Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7387.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 26, February 5, 2026, Page H2041):
  The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common Defefense and general welfare of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congress has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United States of America and her citizens. Additionally, Congress has the
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 5, 2026 ↗

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  477 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7387, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7387

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 30, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e2725ddd170a3478a65d0fcacf072edce1852ec536adcd0bf6c120c4a7662570

  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 July 30, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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