[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 29 (Monday, February 15, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H514]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. DUNCAN:
        H.R. 1048.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 grants Congress the 
     authority to pass laws related to ``needful buildings'' on 
     lands owned by the federal government. Also Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 1 grants Congress the authority to 
     ``provide for the common defence''.