Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8730.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MOOLENAAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 79, May 11, 2026, Page H3347):
  This legislation is introduced pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, which grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several states, to provide for the common defense and general welfare, and to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution those powers. The importation, manufacture, sale, and introduction into interstate commerce of connected vehicles and associated components linked to foreign adversaries falls squarely within Congress's foreign and interstate commerce authority, and the national security rationale underlying the bill's prohibitions is a direct exercise of Congress's responsibility to provide for…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 11, 2026 ↗

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  715 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8730, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8730

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 23, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1b537652e9ae08e92edc5768f9b5f957802c34a0be0cfe2367cbcf4866b420bf

  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 October 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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