Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5295; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 193
(House of Representatives - December 04, 2019)

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           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 5295.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 states ``The Congress shall 
     have Power To ... make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers . . . 
     in the Government of the United States, or in any Department 
     or Officer thereof''