Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8172; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 153
(House of Representatives - September 04, 2020)

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            By Mrs. LURIA:
        H.R. 8172.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clauses 12 and 13, which grant 
     Congress the power to establish a military, and Clause 18, 
     which grants Congress the necessary and proper powers to 
     carry out its other enumerated powers.