H–1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7961.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LAWLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 48, March 17, 2026, Page H2551):
  Article I Section 8 Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 17, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  54 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7961, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7961

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 10, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 10, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  5ad06bc459fa28ed23b6eb3e16f2f119e00f10745fe8652c559d8a20149a40a4

  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 October 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7961, last updated October 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 10, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.