[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. MOULTON:
       H.R. 1255.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 12, 13, 14, and 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the 
     United States Constitution. To raise and support Armies . . . 
     To provide and maintain a Navy; To make Rules for the 
     Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; 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.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To extend to Black veterans of World War II, and surviving 
     spouses and certain direct descendants of such veterans, 
     eligibility for certain housing loans and educational 
     assistance administered by the Seceretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, and to establish reporting and advisory panel 
     requirements relating to the distribution of such benefits.