Geese House Site Conveyance Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8674.

• 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. 78, May 7, 2026, Page H3342):
  Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause), which grants Congress the authority to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States. This legislation provides for the conveyance of Federal land and the adjustment of Federal land boundaries. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause), which grants Congress the authority to regulate commerce with Indian Tribes, including matters relating to land conveyances and settlements under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause), which authorizes Congress to make all laws necessary and…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 7, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

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  840 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8674, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8674

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ffbfc55c073ef51692c017fce58525f89963daa030a161709d80e6cf2bb2e7dc

  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. 8674, 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.