[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5975]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. DAVIDSON:
       H.R. 8331.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the authority to enact the ``Financial Crimes 
     Enforcement Network Improvements Act'' under the Constitution 
     of the United States, including the following provisions: (1) 
     Article I, section 5 (``Each House may determine the Rules of 
     its Proceedings''); (2) Article I, section 8 (``Power To . . 
     . provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the 
     United States''); (3) Article I, section 8 (``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 Government of the 
     United States or in any Department or Officer thereof') as a 
     law necessary and proper for carrying into execution the 
     President's powers under Article II to nominate, appoint, and 
     faithfully execute the laws, and the provision for executive 
     departments, including the Treasury required by Article I, 
     section 9; (4) Article IV, section 3 (``Power to . . . make 
     all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the . . . 
     Property belonging to the United States''); and (5) the 
     First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments to the 
     Constitution, protecting the civil liberties and privacy 
     guaranteed to the people.