[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 101 (Friday, June 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2790]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. LUCAS:
       H.R. 3980.
       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:
       Formally establishing an independent scientific research 
     and development agency known as the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration.