Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8117; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 151
(House of Representatives - August 28, 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 H4311]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BANKS:
       H.R. 8117.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to the 
     power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out 
     the powers vested in Congress).