[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2049-H2051]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITYAND SINGLE SUBJECT STATEMENTS

  Pursuant to clause 7(c)(1) of rule XII and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 
the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific 
powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the 
accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the 
bill or joint resolution.

           By Mr. IVEY:
       H.R. 2870.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18, and 
     Amendment 2, of the United States Constitution.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Public safety: violence prevention
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 2871.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. 1, Sec. 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
     adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction 
     of expenses of performing artist employees
           By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana:
       H.R. 2872.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to 
     fully authorize electronic stamps.
           By Mr. LUTTRELL:
       H.R. 2873.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress 
     has 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 any Department or Officer 
     thereof'.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Native Americans Affairs
           By Mr. ALLRED:
       H.R. 2874.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       pilot student loans
           By Mr. BALDERSON:
       H.R. 2875.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To improve reliability of the electric grid
           By Mrs. BICE:
       H.R. 2876.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 & 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Oversight of FHFA mortgage rule
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 2877.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. 1, Sec. 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the 
     importation or transportation of child sex dolls
           By Mr. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 2878.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 1.
       All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a 
     Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Encouraging adoption of animals used in research
           By Mr. CARSON:
       H.R. 2879.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
       To accompany: H. R.To Establish the National Center for the 
     Advancement of Aviation
       The National Center for the Advancement of Aviation 
     establishes a center to improve the aviation industry and its 
     workforce across all aviation sectors.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:
       H.R. 2880.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
     establish certain requirements for pharmacy benefit managers 
     under part D of the Medicare program.
           By Mr. CASE:
       H.R. 2881.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       the single subject of this legislation is:
       To prevent invasive species from entering the state of 
     Hawaii.
           By Mr. CISCOMANI:
       H.R. 2882.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 , Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Reauthorizing the Udall Foundation.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 2883.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       prohibition of repayment, recoupment, or offset of certain 
     antidumping duties and countervailing duties
           By Mr. CRENSHAW:
       H.R. 2884
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To facilitate direct primary care arrangements under 
     Medicaid.
           By Mr. FALLON:
       H.R. 2885.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Ukraine
            By Mr. GARAMENDI:
        H.R. 2886.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 14 and Article IV, 
     Section 3, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the 
     Secretary of Defense to make certain improvements relating to 
     access to military installations in the United States, and 
     for other purposes.
           By Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California:
       H.R. 2887.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section clause 2
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To expand the boundaries of the Santa Monica Mountain 
     National Recreation Area to include other public lands in 
     Southern California.
           By Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas:
       H.R. 2888.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       This legislation requires the Sec. of Energy to establish a 
     program to incentivize investment in facilities that carry 
     out the metallurgy of rare earth elements and the production 
     of finished rare earth products.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 2889.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       This legislation reauthorizes the Comprehensive Literacy 
     State Development and Innovative Approaches to Literacy grant 
     programs, along with supporting the development of effective 
     school libraries, including the recruitment, retention, and 
     professional development of staff.
           By Ms. JAYAPAL:
       H.R. 2890.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to make 
     hospital organizations and cooperative hospital service 
     organizations subject to the law relating to unfair methods 
     of competition.
           By Mr. JOYCE of Ohio:
       H.R. 2891.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To create protections for financial institutions that 
     provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana 
     businesses and service providers for such businesses.
           By Mr. LANGWORTHY:
       H.R. 2892.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article of the Constitution
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Emergancy Alerting Systems
           By Mrs. LEE of Nevada:
       H.R. 2893.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8. clause 1 provides Congress with the 
     power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and 
     Excises'' in order to ``provide for the .  .  ., general 
     Welfare of the United States.''
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Health care.
           By Mr. LIEU:
       H.R. 2894.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Armed Services
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 2895.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution: 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 the 
     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 President to announce whether action will be 
     taken with respect to a covered transaction under the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950 that has passed the CFIUS transaction 
     review deadline, and for other purposes.
            By Mr. MAST:
        H.R. 2896.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Establishes an Oath of Exit members of the military may 
     take upon separation from service to maintain a personal 
     strike in the mental health of their fellow veterans into 
     civilian life.
           By Mr. NEGUSE:
       H.R. 2897.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Prohibit the sale of any firearm or ammunition to any 
     person that has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor.
            By Mr. NEGUSE:
        H.R. 2898.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Prohibit a person who fails to meet age and residential 
     requirements from shipping, transporting, possessing, or 
     receiving firearms or ammunition.
           By Mr. NEGUSE:
        H.R. 2899.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Provide for additional grant amounts to protect against 
     mass violence.
           By Mr. NORCROSS:
       H.R. 2900.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Workforce Development
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2901.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: [The Congress shall 
     have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and 
     among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Food labeling
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 2902.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Repeal of certain energy tax credits
           By Mr. PETERS:
       H.R. 2903.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Climate
           By Ms. PRESSLEY:
       H.R. 2904.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       This bill addresses health disparities.
           By Ms. ROSS:
       H.R. 2905.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section II of Article I of the Constitution.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Provides that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes 
     of a decennial census, be attributed to the last usual place 
     of residence before incarceration.
           By Ms. SALAZAR:
       H.R. 2906.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Prohibiting the Executuve Branch from using the term 
     ``latinx'' in public documents.
           By Ms. SCHRIER:
       H.R. 2907.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Health Care
           By Mr. SOTO:
       H.R. 2908.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.

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       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 2600 Michigan Avenue in Kissimmee, 
     Florida, as the ``Robert Guevara Post Office Building''.
           By Ms. SPANBERGER:
       H.R. 2909.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       A bill to combat the increased use and proliferation of 
     dangerous gun conversion devices.
           By Mr. STEWART:
       H.R. 2910.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 3, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize holding 
     court for the Central Division of Utah in Moab and 
     Monticello.
           By Ms. STRICKLAND:
       H.R. 2911.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     periodically review the automatic maximum coverage under the 
     Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the 
     Veterans' Group Life Insurance program.
           By Mr. SWALWELL:
       H.R. 2912.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, specifically clause 18 related to the 
     power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out 
     the powers vested in Congress.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       This bill would further limit the federal purchase of 
     Chinese-owned or operated vehicles in our transportation 
     infrastructure.
           By Ms. TLAIB:
       H.R. 2913.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       This bill designates Lebanese nationals for Temporary 
     Protected Status (TPS).
           By Mr. TURNER:
       H.R. 2914.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Artitle 1, Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To reauhtorize the Health Coverage Tax Credit
           By Mr. VASQUEZ:
       H.R. 2915.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United State 
     Constitution, to provide for the general welfare and make all 
     laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of the 
     Congress.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Agricultural Workforce
           By Mr. VASQUEZ:
        H.R. 2916.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United State 
     Constitution, to provide for the general welfare and make all 
     laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of the 
     Congress.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Funding Airports
           By Mr. VASQUEZ:
       H.R. 2917.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United State 
     Constitution, to provide for the general welfare and make all 
     laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of the 
     Congress.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Economic Development
           By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ:
        H.R. 2918.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth 
     Amendment to the Constitution
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Expanding the Fair Housing Act to protect survivors of 
     abuse from housing discrimination.
           By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:
       H.R. 2919.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: 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 provide identification documents (IDs) for inmates 
     leaving federal prison.
           By Ms. WEXTQN:
       H.R. 2920.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       A bill to to incentivize States to eliminate civil and 
     criminal statutes of limitations and revive time-barred civil 
     claims for child abuse cases, and for other purposes.
           By Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia:
       H.R. 2921.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Sets a percentage of funds for revolving fund 
     capitalization grants to be used for projects.

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