Home > Congressional Record > July 29, 2020 > House Section > Page H3981

July 29, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 134 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

Entire Issue (PDF)Browse By Date

Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7829; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 134
(House of Representatives - July 29, 2020)

Text available as:

Formatting necessary for an accurate reading of this text may be shown by tags (e.g., <DELETED> or <BOLD>) or may be missing from this TXT display. For complete and accurate display of this text, see the PDF.


[Page H3981]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. COHEN:
        H.R. 7829.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8: ``To exercise exclusive Legislation 
     in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding 
     ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, 
     and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the 
     Government of the United States, and to exercise like 
     Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the 
     Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the 
     Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other 
     needful Buildings;''