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November 14, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 182 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5091; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 182
(House of Representatives - November 14, 2019)

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            By Mr. HUFFMAN:
        H.R. 5091.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have 
     Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Impost and Excises; 
     to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and 
     general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts 
     and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.