Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2027

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9260.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-696 ↗.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 22, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/696

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9260, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9260

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 22, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f46abe1ac071f4201de10e3866ef050beb2a4b27013e97068d0654132981b7c1

  A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ADERHOLT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 99, June 11, 2026, Page H4112):
  Pursuant to clause 7(c) of rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statement is submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution. The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 11, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  1,044 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9260, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9260

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 22, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f46abe1ac071f4201de10e3866ef050beb2a4b27013e97068d0654132981b7c1

  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 (as of September 22, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9260, last updated September 22, 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.