Right to Learn Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9853.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARCIA of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 120, July 22, 2026, Page H5177):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 22, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  55 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9853, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9853

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 13, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 12, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  13aae3c643da5255c30c0008e661fb4320a217a049ddabcf1ca063230bbcebc2

  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 August 13, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9853, last updated August 13, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 12, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.