To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a position for a representative of Indian Tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal service, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4059.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BONO MACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H902):
  The authority for enactment of this Bill flows from Article I, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution. Congress may prescribe by statute the procedures which are reasonably necessary to effectuate its constitutional purpose of regulating commerce among the several states.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated February 5, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  278 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4059, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4059

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 5, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  accc0be4e643e486768f765f24f9a5650d12246546b12186ea2516769de1b529

  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 February 5, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4059, last updated February 5, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.