GUARD Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9129.

• 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. 94, June 3, 2026, Page H3830):
  Congress derives its authority to enact this legislation from Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause), which grants Congress the power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, as this bill regulates the importation and commercial use of robotic systems manufactured by entities subject to the ownership, control, or direction of the People's Republic of China.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 3, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  375 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9129, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9129

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 5, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 6, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  b2af4a0be041a53e48c60dea68d8b0193c9b3b2e2b4bec37c09396ed58703593

  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 5, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9129, last updated October 5, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 6, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.