Protect Working Musicians Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8994.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ROSS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 87, May 21, 2026, Page H3726):
  Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution; Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8 of the Constitution; and Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18 of the Constitution
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 21, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  233 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8994, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8994

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 18, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  a59a762107409345e256d3fec075ddb043e041e863f33305cf1768578d326d81

  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 July 18, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8994, last updated July 18, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.