[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 8618.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause III
       The Congress shall have Power . . .] To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes; . . .
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:
       [The Congress shall have 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 in any Department or Officer thereof.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       The bill mandates comprehensive evaluation and reporting on 
     the environmental and community impacts of using forest 
     biomass for electricity, aiming to ensure informed and 
     effective regulation of this industry.