Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5848; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 28
(House of Representatives - February 11, 2020)

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            By Mr. COX of California:
        H.R. 5848.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 1 (which 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.'')
       Article I, Section 8, clause 18 (which allows Congress to 
     make all laws ``which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into execution'' any of Congress's enumerated 
     powers, including Congress's powers over appropriations).