Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 859.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 859, Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act” on June 27, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 27, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61516

  CBO publication date

  June 27, 2025

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 859, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/859

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 11, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f82c00bac9b965486ffe36ae5f728b1626edcc93c262070d65173cd769fc8764

• PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-72 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on April 24, 2025.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported April 24, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/72

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 859, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/859

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 11, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f82c00bac9b965486ffe36ae5f728b1626edcc93c262070d65173cd769fc8764

  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. FULCHER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 21, January 31, 2025, Page H433):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 allows Congress to make all laws ``which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution'' any of Congress' enumerated powers, including Congress' powers over appropriations.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 31, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  216 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 859, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/859

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 11, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f82c00bac9b965486ffe36ae5f728b1626edcc93c262070d65173cd769fc8764

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 859, last updated July 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.