[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 10, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2246]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. STEIL:
       H.R. 3196.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 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:
       Streamlines the appointment process for the Architect of 
     the Capitol (AOC) to a majority vote of a congressional 
     commission consisting of select members of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate.