[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 24, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2597]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. FERGUSON:
        H.R. 3635.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, to 
     ``provide for the common defense and general welfare of the 
     United States.''
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure 
     fairness in Medicare hospital payments by establishing a 
     floor for the area wage index applied with respect to certain 
     hospitals.