[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 26, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4321]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. GOLDMAN of New York:
       H.R. 8842.
       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 the Execution for 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 ensure that the background check system used for 
     firearms purchases denies a firearm to a person prohibited 
     from possessing a firearm by a lawful court order governing 
     the pretrial release of the person.