PROTECT Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8335.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KENNEDY of Utah, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 67, April 16, 2026, Page H2961):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: [The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 16, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  304 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8335, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8335

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 6, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  7ad22ddf32365743487f62b9f8daa9211bf6b6b593e30077860713f6fe2e2547

  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 September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8335, last updated September 19, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 6, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.