Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9960.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 122, July 27, 2026, Page H5203):
  Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XI 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. This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to Congress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8Cl. 3), and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8Cl. 18). Further this statement of constitutional authority is made for the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall have no bearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2026 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9960, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9960

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 20, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 12, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  543c529febc42bced83d68a041c4ff1dfc3e3b06b7c4c10ebdc04dce34faa089

  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 20, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9960, last updated August 20, 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.