[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 188 (Monday, December 5, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8757]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:
       H.R. 9424.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       As described in Article 1, Section 1, ``all legislative 
     powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the 
     United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of 
     Representatives.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution provides 
     Congress with the authority to ``provide for the common 
     Defense and general Welfare'' of Americans.