[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 7, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H1595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
        H.R. 1417.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 & Article 4, Section 3, 
     Clause 2
       ``The Congress shall have power To make all Laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.''
       ``The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all 
     needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or 
     other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in 
     this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any 
     Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.''