ROUTERS Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 866.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 866, ROUTERS 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/61517

  CBO publication date

  June 27, 2025

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 866, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/866

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 11, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  2f72ea3a45f4931a302949fc45fb6716028c03f5618e47c82df1126335ffc2a7

• 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. 119-75 ↗. 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/75

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 866, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/866

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 11, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  2f72ea3a45f4931a302949fc45fb6716028c03f5618e47c82df1126335ffc2a7

  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. LATTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 21, January 31, 2025, Page H434):
  Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statement is submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Executive the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 31, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  528 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 866, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/866

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 11, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  2f72ea3a45f4931a302949fc45fb6716028c03f5618e47c82df1126335ffc2a7

  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. 866, 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.