MAILS Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6788.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FULCHER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 206, December 14, 2023, Page H6986):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 allows Congress to make all laws ``which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution'' any of Congress' enumerated powers, including Congress's powers over appropriations. The single subject of this legislation is: To improve communication between the United States Postal Service and local communities relating to the relocation and establishment of Postal Service retail service facilities.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 14, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

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  Statement length

  438 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6788, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6788

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  c97c24defc5e0a4d66c161a663c1b33a4a0295ddbde27680636554b68869bb42

  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. 6788, last updated December 5, 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.