[Page H7405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 8528.


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page H7405, July 28, 2022, in the right column, the following 
language appears: By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois H.R. 8528.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: By Mr. RODNEY 
DAVIS of Illinois H.R. 8528.


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 


       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       First Amendment ``Congress shall make no law respecting an 
     establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise 
     thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; 
     or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to 
     petition the Government for a redress of grievances.''
       Fourteenth Amendment ``All citizens born or naturalized in 
     the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, 
     are citizens of the United States[.]''
       Fifteenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-sixth Amendments ``The 
     right of citizens of the United States to vote . . .''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 ``To establish Post Offices 
     and post Roads;''
       Article I, Section 5, Clause 1 ``Each House shall be the 
     Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own 
     Members[.]''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 ``To exercise exclusive 
     Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not 
     exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular 
     States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of 
     Government of the United States[.]''
       Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 ``The Times, Places and 
     Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, 
     shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; 
     but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such 
     Regulations, except as to the Places of choosing Senators.''
       Sixteenth Amendment ``The Congress shall have the power to 
     lay and collect taxes on incomes,''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 ``To raise and support 
     Armies[.]''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 13 ``To provide and maintain a 
     Navy[.]''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 ``To make Rules for the 
     Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces[.]''