Protect the Presidency Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8685.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 78, May 7, 2026, Page H3343):
  The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common Defefense and general welfare of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congress has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United States of America and her citizens. Additionally Congress has the
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 7, 2026 ↗

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  476 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8685, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8685

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  06fe0e012a913663f6a6b08e8d9b79f0ee6309af65ef1f86088ccb13a606634c

  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.

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