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By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:
H.R. 457.
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following:
Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18)
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS
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.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 14
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