Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8321; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 163
(House of Representatives - September 21, 2020)

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           By Ms. ADAMS:
       H.R. 8321.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 1 provides Congress with the 
     power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and 
     Excises'' in order to ``provide for the . . . general Welfare 
     of the United States.''