Internet at Hardship Posts Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6798.

• 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. 206, December 14, 2023, Page H6986):
  Congressman Joaquin Castro 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 The single subject of this legislation is: To provide for Internet access to diplomats at hardship posts
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 14, 2023 ↗

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  379 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6798, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6798

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  November 29, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f9e14bcc8b90a5129f1767261f9873f681fb4b216fe82780f9ccc38fe7ed693d

  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 November 29, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6798, last updated November 29, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.