Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8462; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 170
(House of Representatives - September 30, 2020)

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            By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
        H.R. 8462.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 1, also known as the general 
     welfare clause, reads in part: ``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 . . .''