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            By Mr. PHILLIPS:
        H.R. 4612.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1 of the Constitution gives 
     Congress the authority to prescribe the time, place, and 
     manner for holding U.S. Elections. Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 provides that Congress has the authority to make 
     laws necessary and proper for carrying out the execution of 
     their powers.