Congress’ authority to conduct investigations under its “power of inquiry” is derived implicitly from Article I’s vesting of “legislative Powers” with Congress.
There Are Limits to Congress’s Investigatory Powers
Businesses across all sectors of the economy should be knowledgeable about how best to respond to a Congressional investigation, and ultimately, if the investigatory Committee is not satisfied with voluntary compliance efforts, the options available to them for objecting to a Congressional subpoena.

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