119 hr 5747
Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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"constitutionalAuthorityStatementText": "<pre>\n[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 169 (Tuesday, October 14, 2025)]\n[House]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href=\"https://www.gpo.gov\">www.gpo.gov</a>]\nBy Mr. COSTA:\nH.R. 5747.\nCongress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\nto the following:\nClause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the\nCommerce Clause), which grants Congress the power to regulate\ncommerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and\nwith the Indian tribes; and\nClause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution\n(the Necessary and Proper Clause), which grants Congress the\npower to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into\nexecution the foregoing powers.\n[Page H4537]\n</pre>"
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