U.S.-ASEAN Center Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6181.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CASTRO of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 181, November 2, 2023, Pages H5363-H5364):
  Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18) THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18 The Congress shall have power . . .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 single subject of this legislation is: The purpose of the bill is regarding foreign relations. By Mr. CASTRO of T
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 2, 2023 ↗

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  462 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6181, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6181

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  02a43e4a156cc3d9ae959b665cd39fc71adeccd604f6d54170bfca59a651af48

  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 May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6181, last updated May 27, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.