Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9624.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CRAWFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 112, July 9, 2026, Page H4380):
  Among other powers, those vested in Congress pursuant to Article I, Section 8 to: Provide for the common Defense and general Welfare for the United States; regulate Commerce; and make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution Congress's other powers as provided under that Article.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 9, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  312 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9624, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9624

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  9a36bbfc27a9a42ddd684039f5313035fd73f4fca06a1df22764397235aa3016

  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 24, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9624, last updated July 24, 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.