No GRIFT Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9731.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 116, July 16, 2026, Page H4624):
  Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, which grants Congress the power to lay and collect taxes to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States, including the authority to attach conditions to the receipt of federal funds. This authority is further supported by Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which grants Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution its enumerated powers, including its authority over federal spending and grant programs administered by the Department of Justice.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 16, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  656 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9731, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9731

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 30, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  d6aec2eb4581959b19eff95ec4a45f5c84184b39733cd0b54589c7d1500b441a

  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 30, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9731, last updated July 30, 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.