Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8473.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BEGICH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 72, April 23, 2026, Page H3092):
  Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following provisions of the Constitution of the United States: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause), which grants Congress the authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several States, and with Indian Tribes, including matters affecting public health, zoonotic disease prevention, and interstate disease transmission. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (the Spending Clause), which grants Congress the authority to provide for the general welfare of the United States through expenditures for public health and Indian health programs. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause),…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 23, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

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  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

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  1,209 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8473, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8473

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e951e948b258a57d199ec4ad01f4af23ba9af7146929f62fc462e6953eca39f4

  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. 8473, 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.