CRACKDOWN Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7721.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7721, CRACKDOWN Act of 2026” on May 13, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on April 6, 2026”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 13, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62435

  CBO publication date

  May 13, 2026

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7721, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7721

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 11, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  61be263a7f06de81612609ec6f58f492e1b5b0c030d9e5f2ac4b0792008b67e3

• PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-587 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on April 6, 2026.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported April 6, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/587

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7721, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7721

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 11, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  61be263a7f06de81612609ec6f58f492e1b5b0c030d9e5f2ac4b0792008b67e3

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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. GROTHMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 38, February 26, 2026, Page H2333):
  Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 26, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  54 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7721, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7721

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 11, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  61be263a7f06de81612609ec6f58f492e1b5b0c030d9e5f2ac4b0792008b67e3

  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. 7721, last updated June 11, 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.