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January 22, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 13 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 696; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 13
(House of Representatives - January 22, 2019)

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[Page H997]
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            By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:
        H.R. 696.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the U. S. Constitution grants 
     Congress the power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, 
     Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the 
     common defense and general Welfare of the United States.''