Housing for All Veterans Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8985.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MORRISON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 87, May 21, 2026, Page H3725):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department of Office thereof.''
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 21, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  345 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8985, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8985

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 18, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  5de521ebddeeb9389ce2614560eb76e50a23b74bc2827539df785d5a69a77b71

  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 18, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8985, last updated September 18, 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.