Readable Legislation Act of 2013

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 760.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AMASH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H597):
  Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution states that ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States . . .'' It is both ``necessary and proper [for Congress to make laws] for carrying into execution'' this Power (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18), including setting standards for the format and content of legislation proposed to be considered by Congress.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  398 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 760, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/760

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 12, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  eee695082dd01d8f2bc2cf1e83bd96d27a16ea714bdcfcfaead8af9833c6fa67

  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 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 760, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.