No FED in West Texas Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 839.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 839, No FED in West Texas Act” on February 17, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 8, 2026”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 17, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62135

  CBO publication date

  February 17, 2026

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 839, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/839

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 11, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6d6595dfdbc60e0d34f927ef751b00dc9bbd42de7950af57e15d5c1b49374fc4

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-435 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on January 8, 2026.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported January 8, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/435

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 839, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/839

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 11, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6d6595dfdbc60e0d34f927ef751b00dc9bbd42de7950af57e15d5c1b49374fc4

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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. ARRINGTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 21, January 31, 2025, Page H433):
  Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 31, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  46 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 839, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/839

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 11, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6d6595dfdbc60e0d34f927ef751b00dc9bbd42de7950af57e15d5c1b49374fc4

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 839, last updated June 11, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.