[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5839]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

  Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the following statements are submitted regarding the 
specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the 
accompanying bill or joint resolution.

           By Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 2115.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, 
     providing--``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be 
     vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall 
     consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.''

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