[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 47 (Friday, March 15, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1188]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Ms. CRAIG:
       H.R. 7689.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, 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:
       A bill to align the federal bribery statute with the 
     financial conflict of interest statute by expanding the 
     `official act' to include the approval, disapproval, 
     recommendation, rendering of advice, or investigation on any 
     question.

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