Orlin’s Law

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9745.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JAYAPAL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 116, July 16, 2026, Page H4624):
  This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 16, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  224 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9745, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9745

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 17, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  aa6530e8eb5a660693856d510d229493405c8b9f3083917d6f5b04021308a9b6

  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 September 17, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9745, last updated September 17, 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.