[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H1051-H1052]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 1309.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the explicit power of Congress to regulate commerce in and 
     among the states, as enumerate in Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 3, the Commerce Clause, of the United States 
     Constitution. Additionally, Article 1, Section 7, Clause 2 of 
     the Constitution allows for every bill passed by the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate and signed by the President to 
     be codified into law and therefore implicitly allows Congress 
     to
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To require the use of replacement cost value in determining 
     the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the 
     National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes.