Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 215; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 1
(House of Representatives - January 03, 2019)

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           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 215.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically clause 9, which states 
     ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To constitute Tribunals 
     inferior to the supreme Court.''
       In addition, Article III, Section 1 states that ``The 
     judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one 
     supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress 
     may from time to time ordain and establish.''