Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1189; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 28
(House of Representatives - February 13, 2019)

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            By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:
        H.R. 1189.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of the U.S. 
     Constitution, which provide as follows:
       The Congress shall have Power To [. . .]
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes; [. . .]--And
       To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other 
     Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the 
     United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.