Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7538; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 124
(House of Representatives - July 09, 2020)

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           By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 7538.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the US constitution. [Page H2369]
       AND
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     which states ``[t]he 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.'' [Page H2359]