[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H3915]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. GOSAR:
        H.R. 2663.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2. (The Property Clause.)
       The Property Clause gives Congress the power to dispose of 
     and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the 
     Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; 
     and states that nothing in the Constitution shall be so 
     construed as to Prejudice any claims of the United States, or 
     of any Particular State.
       Currently, the federal government possesses approximately 
     1.8 billion acres of land. The U.S. Constitution specifically 
     addresses the relationship of the federal government to land. 
     The Property Clause gives Congress plenary power and full-
     authority over federal property. The U.S. Supreme Court has 
     described Congress's power to legislate under this Clause as 
     ``without limitation.'' This Act falls squarely within the 
     express Constitutional power set forth in the Property 
     Clause.

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