[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 26, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H2120-H2121]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas:
        H.R. 7822.

[[Page H2121]]

        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: ``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:
       To criminalize visa overstays, increase visa overstay civil 
     penalties, and for other purposes.