Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5908; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 30
(House of Representatives - February 13, 2020)

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[Page H1158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 5908.


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  February 13, 2020, page H1158, the following appeared: By Mr. 
SMITH: H.R. 5908.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: By Mr. SMITH of 
Washington: H.R. 5908.


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       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, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide 
     for the common defense and general welfare of the United 
     States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States''
       Article I Section 8 Clause 3--
       ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and within the Indian Tribes.''