Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1173; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 28
(House of Representatives - February 13, 2019)

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            By Mr. WILLIAMS:
        H.R. 1173.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 5 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution: 
     ``The Congress shall have the power . . . to coin Money, 
     regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the 
     Standard of Weights and Measures.''