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March 28, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 54 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1950; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 54
(House of Representatives - March 28, 2019)

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[Pages H2917-H2918]
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           By Mr. WESTERMAN:
       H.R. 1950.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, with respect to the power 
     to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises,'' 
     and to provide for the ``general Welfare of the United 
     States.'' Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. 
     Constitution gives Congress the power to ``regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.''