Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7529.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7529, Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act” on May 6, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 29, 2026”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 6, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62418

  CBO publication date

  May 6, 2026

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7529, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7529

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-640 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on May 11, 2026.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported May 11, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/640

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7529, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7529

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  c68fb4f33d9310c9d3927b26983013301a76651681730f272c2290430aa4efb7

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 30, February 12, 2026, Page H2220):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution: To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the powers enumerated under section 8 and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 12, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  300 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7529, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7529

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  c68fb4f33d9310c9d3927b26983013301a76651681730f272c2290430aa4efb7

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7529, 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.