[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 91 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H4609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 2714.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, 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. . . .'' According to 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Congress ``shall have 
     Power . . . To . . . . regulate Commerce . . . . among 
     several States . . . .'' According to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18, the Congress ``shall have Power . . . To . . . 
     Make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all Powers 
     vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United 
     States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''