To nullify the decision and order of the Endangered Species Committee with respect to certain oil and gas activities, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8919.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BEYER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 86, May 20, 2026, Page H3670):
  Article I, Section 8
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 20, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  20 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8919, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8919

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 23, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  0c6e49256a38b43741adc8061974f57741bd3c678d37966d23838a9e61a2ac91

  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.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8919, last updated October 23, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.