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January 8, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 3 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 309; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 3
(House of Representatives - January 08, 2019)

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[Page H286]
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           By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 309.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section III, Clause II: ``The Congress shall 
     have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting the Territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States; and nothing in this 
     Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims 
     of the United States, or of any particular state.