[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 71 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2088]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mrs. RODGERS of Washington:
       H.R. 2973.
       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 ``provide for the common Defence'', 
     ``to raise and support Armies'', and ``to make Rules for the 
     Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' as 
     enumerated in Article I, section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To require the Secretary of Defense to develop, in 
     cooperation with allies and partners in the Middle East, an 
     integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction 
     capability, and for other purposes.