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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.J. Res. 22; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 3
(House of Representatives - January 08, 2019)

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[Page H288]
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           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.J. Res. 22.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this joint resolution 
     is derived from Article V of the Constitution, which grants 
     Congress the authority, whenever two thirds of both chambers 
     deem it necessary, to propose amendments to the Constitution 
     of the United States.

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