[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. GOODEN of Texas:
       H.R. 1398.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, 
     imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the 
     common Defense and general welfare of the United States, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congress 
     has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to 
     reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United 
     States of America and her citizens. Additionally, Congress 
     has the Constitutional authority to regulate commerce among 
     the States and with Indian Tribes, as enumerated in Article 
     I, Section 8, Clause 3.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       This bill would codify the ``China Initiative'' created by 
     the Department of Justice in 2018. The China Initiative was 
     established to prevent spying by the Chinese Communist Party 
     on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions by 
     conducting research and investigations to identify and 
     prosecute anyone engaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and 
     economic espionage.