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

            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
        H.R. 7819.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (Taxing and Spending Clause, 
     ``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United 
     States'')
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       This bill prohibits any prevailing rate employee in a 
     federal agency from being paid an amount exceeding specified 
     limits resulting from an applicable wage survey adjustment.