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was mentioned in Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5331..... on pages H5091-H5092 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Sept. 22, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:

H.R. 5331.

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

Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution: To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the powers enumerated under section 8 and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 164

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