Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4712.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SPEIER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 35, March 3, 2016, Page H1145):
  According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the United States Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within the Constitutional Authority of the United States Congress. Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 3, 2016 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

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  441 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4712, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4712

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  468ade5ff62233382ce0fa9633fbe729abbfa20c6bd6d61837a77f0099b9eb47

  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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4712, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.