119 hr 9700
Ratepayer Justice and Commercial Power Accountability Act
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"constitutionalAuthorityStatementText": "<pre>\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)]\n[House]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href=\"https://www.gpo.gov\">www.gpo.gov</a>]\nBy Ms. KAPTUR:\nH.R. 9700.\nCongress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\nto the following:\nThe constitutional authority on which this bill rests is\nthe power of the Congress to lay and collect taxes, dudes,\nimposts and excises and to provide for the general welfare of\nthe United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8,\nClause 1 of the United States Constitution; to regulate\ncommerce among the several States, as enumerated in Article\nI, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution; and\nto make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for\ncarrying into execution such power, as enumerated in Article\n1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.\n[Page H4545]\n</pre>"
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