Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6466; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 67
(House of Representatives - April 07, 2020)

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           By Mr. MAST:
       H.R. 6466.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Necessary and Proper Clause in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 16 of the United States Constitution, ``To provide for 
     organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for 
     governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service 
     of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, 
     the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of 
     training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed 
     by Congress''