{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2026-05-07-pt1-PgH3343-24", "2026-05-07", 119, 2, null, null, "Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8700", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "CASTATEMENT", "H3343", "H3343", null, "[{\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"8700\"}]", "172 Cong. Rec. H3343", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 78 (Thursday, May 7, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 78 (Thursday, May 7, 2026)]\n[House]\n[Page H3343]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n           By Mr. MOOLENAAR:\n       H.R. 8700.\n       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\n     to the following:\n       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to\n     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United\n     States Constitution (the Commerce Clause), which grants\n     Congress the power ``to regulate Commerce with foreign\n     Nations, and among the several States''; Article I, Section\n     8, Clause 1 (the General Welfare Clause and the power to\n     provide for the common defense); and Article I, Section 8,\n     Clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause), which grants\n     Congress the authority to make all laws necessary and proper\n     for carrying into execution the foregoing powers."]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2026-05-07-pt1-PgH3343-24"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.4497180925682187, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}