119 hr 5796
BUILD Act
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- 3Discharge
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Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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"constitutionalAuthorityStatementText": "<pre>\n[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 174 (Tuesday, October 21, 2025)]\n[House]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href=\"https://www.gpo.gov\">www.gpo.gov</a>]\nBy Mr. COSTA:\nH.R. 5796.\nCongress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\nto the following:\nPursuant to clause 3 of rule XII of the Rules of the House\nof Representatives, the Congress finds the authority for this\nlegislation in the following provisions of the Constitution:\nClause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution,\nwhich grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with\nforeign nations, and among the several states, and with the\nIndian tribes.\nClause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution,\nwhich provides Congress the power to lay and collect taxes,\nduties, imposts, and excises, and to pay the debts and\nprovide for the common defense and general welfare of the\nUnited States.\n[Page H4548]\n</pre>"
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