Readable Legislation Act of 2022

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6784.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MOONEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 33, February 18, 2022, Page H1133):
  Article I, Section 1: ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.'' Article I, 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 February 18, 2022 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  447 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6784, 117th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6784

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 3, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 16, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  d0ae50bd667b528479b6fab4576a6473ad074cd91b9b2e0c7bb2271f44d5404d

  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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6784, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.