[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4499]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:
       H.R. 5693.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress 
     has the 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 any Department or Officer 
     thereof''
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To protect the health and welfare of covered horses and 
     improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by 
     authorizing States to enter into an interstate compact to 
     develop and enforce scientific medication control rules and 
     racetrack safety rules that are uniform for each equine 
     breed, and for other purposes.