[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 53 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1410]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. COLLINS:
       H.R. 1734.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:
       ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws 
     which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     Execution the forgoing 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 require the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology to advance science and research activities 
     regarding illicit drugs containing xylazine, novel synthetic 
     opioids, and other substances of concern.