[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 116 (Thursday, July 6, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H3172-H3173]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Ms. LEE of Florida:
       H.R. 4494.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 informs the Congress that 
     the primary authority to set election law and to administer 
     federal elections rests with the States and not with the 
     Congress. Article I, Section 5, Clause 1. Article I, Section 
     8, Clause 17. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: [The Congress 
     shall have Power . . .] To make all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       This bill promotes election integrity, voter confidence, 
     and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, 
     providing State tools for, and establishing voluntary 
     considerations to support effective State administration of 
     Federal elections and improving

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     election administration in the District of Columbia.