To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8209.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-726 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 2, 2026.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported July 2, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/726

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8209, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8209

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f480959c24d2eed825feec0b125e50d42422aa5ac3b7400658fff7d216cc49d0

  A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TONKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 62, April 6, 2026, Page H2825):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 6, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  30 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8209, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8209

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f480959c24d2eed825feec0b125e50d42422aa5ac3b7400658fff7d216cc49d0

  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 (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8209, 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.