[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 135 (Friday, August 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H7708]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. BERGMAN:
        H.R. 8703.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 1, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, in 
     that the legislation concerns the exercise of legislative 
     powers generally granted to Congress, including the exercise 
     of those powers when delegated by Congress to the Executive.
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution in 
     that the legislation exercises legislative power granted to 
     Congress by that clause ``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 Office thereof;'' and
       Article III, Section 1, Clause 1, Sentence 1, and Section 
     2, Clause 1, of the Constitution in that the legislation 
     defines or affects judicial powers and cases that are subject 
     to legislation by Congress.