[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 7 (Monday, January 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H110-H111]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 143.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 grants Congress the 
     authority to pass laws related to ``needful buildings'' on 
     lands owned by the

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     federal government. Also Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 
     grants Congress the authority to ``provide for the common 
     defence''.
       Single Subject Statement:
       This legislation prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) 
     from using funds to transfer or release within the United 
     States any detainee who is not a U.S. citizen or member of 
     the U.S. Armed Forces, and who is or was held by DOD at U.S. 
     Naval Station, Guatanamo Bay, Cuba, on or after January 29, 
     2009.