Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 791.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LOFGREN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 18, January 28, 2025, Page H407):
  Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the constitutional authority for enacting the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act is found in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically. Clause 3 (Commerce Clause): Congress has the power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' This bill regulates digital piracy by targeting foreign websites engaged in large-scale copyright infringement, which impacts interstate and international commerce. Clause 8 (Copyright Clause): Congress has the power ``To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 28, 2025 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 791, 119th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/791

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 9, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  b4977a2a529abe1b6f073b6400a0a5a8adc6429c8ed21ef7c692bf55b224f889

  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 June 9, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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