Protect Working Musicians Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9253.

• 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. 98, June 10, 2026, Page H4086):
  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 June 10, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  157 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9253, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9253

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 10, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 10, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  62c260c75be138352683d5f604de9f2cb7b8a8d7c5828467d6de46a0b9d5a200

  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 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9253, last updated October 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 10, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.