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was mentioned in Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2947..... on pages H2135-H2136 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on April 30, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

By Ms. SLOTKIN:

H.R. 2947.

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following:

Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 75

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