Plain Language in Contracting Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 787.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 787, Plain Language in Contracting Act” on April 7, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 24, 2025”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 7, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61313

  CBO publication date

  April 7, 2025

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 787, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/787

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 12, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1c899711a34f6e069e9a2cccddcdbff73f2e6f6a05a7cfc995ff532a98b3eb05

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-34 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Small Business Committee on March 24, 2025.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported March 24, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/34

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 787, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/787

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 12, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1c899711a34f6e069e9a2cccddcdbff73f2e6f6a05a7cfc995ff532a98b3eb05

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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. LaLOTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 18, January 28, 2025, Page H407):
  Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 28, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  54 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 787, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/787

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 12, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1c899711a34f6e069e9a2cccddcdbff73f2e6f6a05a7cfc995ff532a98b3eb05

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