[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 29 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H2034-H2035]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 1282.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have 
     power to . . . provide for the . . . general welfare of the 
     United States . . .'';
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have 
     power ``To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among 
     the several states, and with the Indian tribes;'' and

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       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 
     other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of 
     the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.''