[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. CLYDE:
       H.R. 407.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution 
     states:
       The Congress shall have the 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 of officer thereof.''
       Addionally, Section 1 of the XIV Amendment states, ``. . . 
     nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or 
     property, without due process of law . . .'' and under 
     Section 5 of the XIV Amendment. ``The Congress shall have 
     power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions 
     of this article.''