Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7487.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-775 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on August 27, 2026.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported August 27, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/775

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7487, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7487

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  14ed66ea7db07594c79989e2b872ea6b2d146e376221caa7887644062e286677

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BOEBERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 29, February 11, 2026, Page H2187):
  The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  261 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7487, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7487

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  14ed66ea7db07594c79989e2b872ea6b2d146e376221caa7887644062e286677

  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 (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7487, last updated September 19, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 24, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.