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November 18, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 184 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5143; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 184
(House of Representatives - November 18, 2019)

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[Page H8959]
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           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 5143.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4: ``The times, places and manner of 
     holding elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be 
     prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the 
     Congress may at any time by law make or alter such 
     regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators.''
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: gives Congress the power 
     ``to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the 
     several states, and with the Indian tribes.''
       Amendment XVI: The Congress shall have power to lay and 
     collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, 
     without apportionment among the several States, and without 
     regard to any census or enumeration.