Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5642; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 10
(House of Representatives - January 16, 2020)

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           By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 5642.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have 
     Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Impost and Excises; 
     to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and 
     general Welfare of the United States''
       and, Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2: ``The Congress shall 
     have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and 
     Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property 
     belonging to the United States''